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When is a single-source story good enough for The New York Times? When it appears to confirm a 40-year-old Democratic conspiracy theory. Peter Baker, the Times' chief White House correspondent, published Saturday a bombshell report, "A Four-Decade Secret: One Man's Story of Sabotaging Carter's Re-Election." It was indeed merely one man's story. An 85-year-old Democrat,…
The New York Times recently confirmed a long-whispered rumor that the 1980 Reagan campaign back-channeled the Iranian government to delay the release of hostages as part of its effort to defeat President Jimmy Carter.
In 1980, a prominent Republican sought to sabotage then-President Jimmy Carter's re-election by asking Middle Eastern leaders to get a message to the Iranians; keep the American hostages until after the election and Reagan will give you a better deal. That's according to a New York Times report. Jonathan Alter, author of "His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life," joined Geoff Bennett to discuss.
Ben Barnes claims to have personal knowledge of efforts by Ronald Reagan allies to delay the release of U.S. hostages from Iran until after the 1980 election.
<p>"In effect, Connally and Casey were telling the Iranians not to do something the Iranians had no intention of doing."</p>