Revisit the 1979 Iran hostage crisis, when 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, through stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.
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- Self - Foreign Correspondent
- Self - Colonel, U.S. Army Retired
- Self - Press Attaché, U.S. Embassy
- Self - CBS News Correspondent
- Self - Host, NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw
- Self - National Security Advisor
- Self
- Self - United States Deputy Secretary of State
- Self
- Self
- Self - Hostage-Taker
- Self - Leader of Iraq
- Self - Mayor of Atlanta
- Self - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Self - White House Chief of Staff
- Self - National Urban League
- Self - Religious Leader of Iran
- Self - Host, Nightline
- Self
- Self - Prime Minister of Iran
- Self - Queen and Empress of Iran
- Self - Shah of Iran
- Self
- Self - Host, ABC Evening News
- Self - Barry Rosen's Mother
- Self - Chancellor of Germany
- Self - Reverend & Peace Activist
- Self - Journalist
- Self - Secretary of State
- Self