Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Friday, Apr 25, 1980

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Title: Hostage Rescue Attempt Abstract: Live NBC news coverage of the Iran hostage situation following a failed rescue attempt on behalf of the United States, hosted by Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from Douglas Kiker, Art Kent, John Palmer, George Lewis, Hillary Brown, and Steve Delaney. Live footage of an interview with Canadian Ambassador Peter Towe. Taped footage of an interviews with Sadegh Ghotbzadeh. Begin Time: 08:37:40 am End Time: 08:58:20 am TVN Record Number: 853285 Copyright: Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University More Information: Contact the staff of the Archive.

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