"Taken Hostage": Film Preview & Discussion

JFK Library Forums by Matt Porter

Nov 7, 202201:02:05News & Politics

The Kennedy Library and GBH partnered for an exclusive preview* and discussion of the new PBS American Experience documentary "Taken Hostage," which tells the story of the Iran hostage crisis, when more than 52 American...

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