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Him to take a smack at. >> reagan needed good advisers. in the second term he doesn't have the same quality of people surrounding him. it has huge political effects for the president. >> from nbc news, this is "today." >> good morning. former hostage david jacobsen is a step closer to u.s. soil at this hour. jacobsen was freed sunday after 17 months of captivity in lebanon. >> because we are still negotiating for the other hostages we're not going to say anything more about what process we went through to get mr. jacobsen out. >> american policy is that we don't negotiate with hostage takers, ...

Jacobsen out. >> the policy is that we don't negotiate with hostage-takers. we don't make deals. we don't pay ransom. reagan hammered on his staff to find a way to get those hostages out. >> today the story from middle east sources is that iran has helped the united states free a hostage from lebanon. >> in a bizarre tale worthy of a thriller, iran's news agency reports robert mcfarlane, president reagan's former national security adviser, recently made a secret visit to tehran. iran says mcfarlane came seeking help in freeing hostages led by pro-iranian groups in lebanon. >> i didn't believe ...

Ronald reagan is in charge of this country, and like a good caddie, i tee up the ball for him to take a good smack at. >> reagan needed good advisers. he doesn't have the same quality of people surrounding him. it has huge political effects. >> from nbc news, this is "today." >> good morning. former hostage david jacobsen is a step closer to u.s. soil at this hour. jacobsen was freed sunday after 17 months of captivity in lebanon. >> because we're still negotiating for the other hostages, we're not going to say anything more about what process we went through to get mr. jacobsen out. >> the po...

Anything more about what process we went through to get mr. jacobsen out. >> the policy is that we don't negotiate with hostage-takers. we don't make deals. we don't pay ransom. reagan hammered on his staff to find a way to get those hostages out. >> today the story from middle east sources is that iran has helped the united states free a hostage from lebanon. >> in a bizarre tale worthy of a thriller, iran's news agency reports robert mcfarlane, president reagan's former national security adviser, recently made a secret visit to tehran. iran says mcfarlane came seeking help in freeing hostage...

We took it to the president. he thought it was a great idea and we switched jobs. >> the system folded into one man. >> it turned out to be an unsuccessful experiment. >> don regan was not cut out for that job. he liked the sound of chief but not of staff. >> i am not the president. i am not taking charge of anything. ronald reagan is in charge of this country, and like a good caddie, i tee up the ball for him to take a good smack at. >> reagan needed good advisers. in the second term, he doesn't have the same quality of people surrounding him. it has huge political effects. >> from nbc news, ...