Chapter 1 | Taken Hostage, Part 2

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Watch a preview of Part Two of Taken Hostage. (10m 34s)

Barry Rosen

Barry Rosen was the press attaché at the U.S. embassy during the Iran hostage crisis. (46s)

Hilary Brown

Hilary Brown was the first female foreign correspondent at ABC News. (48s)

Jimmy Carter

With the Iran hostage crisis, President Carter faced one of the biggest challenges. (58s)

Operation Ajax

The secret U.S. and U.K. plan to put the Shah in control of Iran in 1953. (6m 8s)

The Shah

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the last shah of Iran. (1m)

Snapshot: America in the 1970s

A snapshot of each year from 1970 to 1979. (2m 6s)

Title Sequence

Watch the opening sequence of Taken Hostage. (1m 7s)

Trailer | Taken Hostage

The Iran hostage crisis through the stories of those whose ordeal riveted the world. (3m 14s)

Ways A Rescue Mission Can Go Wrong

Colonel James Q. Roberts recalls the details of the failed Iran Hostage rescue mission. (3m 40s)

Who's Who

Who's who of the Iran Hostage Crisis. (1m)