Extras

American Experience

Chapter 1 | Taken Hostage, Part 2

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Watch a preview of Part Two of Taken Hostage.

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Barry Rosen

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Barry Rosen was the press attaché at the U.S. embassy during the Iran hostage crisis.

American Experience

Chapter 1 | Taken Hostage, Part 1

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Watch a preview of Part One of Taken Hostage.

American Experience

Hilary Brown

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Hilary Brown was the first female foreign correspondent at ABC News.

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Jimmy Carter

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With the Iran hostage crisis, President Carter faced one of the biggest challenges.

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Operation Ajax

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The secret U.S. and U.K. plan to put the Shah in control of Iran in 1953.

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The Shah

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Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last shah of Iran.

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Snapshot: America in the 1970s

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A snapshot of each year from 1970 to 1979.

American Experience

Title Sequence

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Watch the opening sequence of Taken Hostage.

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Trailer | Taken Hostage

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The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world.

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Ways A Rescue Mission Can Go Wrong

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Colonel James Q. Roberts recalls the details of the failed Iran Hostage rescue mission.

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Who's Who

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Who's who of the Iran Hostage Crisis.