On January 20, 1981, 52 American hostages were released from captivity in Tehran, Iran, just moments after the swearing in of newly-elected President Ronald Reagan. As the freed hostages were transferred to a U.S. Air Force base in Wiesbaden, Germany, they were greeted by former President Jimmy Carter, who had spent the last 444 days agonizing over their fate. Stream TAKEN HOSTAGE on the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel. | American Experience | PBS
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