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C341-6, President Reagan at a White House Reception for freed American hostages held in Iran in…
C341-6, President Reagan at a White House Reception for freed American hostages held in Iran in the blue room. 01/27/1981. Reagan White House Photographs; White House Photographic Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.
Iranian Hostage Crisis
C341-6, President Reagan at a White House Reception for freed American hostages held in Iran in…
C341-6, President Reagan at a White House Reception for freed American hostages held in Iran in the blue room. 01/27/1981. Reagan White House Photographs; White House Photographic Collection; Ronald Reagan Presidential Library, Simi Valley, CA.

Iranian Hostage Crisis

November 4, 1979-January 20, 1981
President Reagan reported in his inaugural address that the 52 American hostages held in Iran for 444 days were at that moment being released and would soon return to freedom.
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 Remarks at the Welcoming Ceremony for the Freed American Hostages, January 7, 1981: https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/archives/speech/remarks-welcoming-ceremony-freed-american-hostages