Investigating the October Surprise
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At the start of an official Congressional inquiry into allegations that the 1980 Reagan-Bush presidential campaign delayed the release of 52 Americans held hostage by Iran, Frontline expands on its 1991 investigation into the so-called October Surprise. Reporter Robert Parry investigates whether or not William Casey, Reagan’s campaign director, could have met with Iranians in Paris and Madrid in the summer of 1980.
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