John Connally

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  3/18/2023
  

  I Helped John Connally Try to Delay the Release of the Iran Hostages

  The New York Times recently reported the claim by Ben Barnes that he and the former Texas governor toured the middle east in 1980 to try to delay the release of hostages to help Ronald Reagan win election. 

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• 3/20/2023
  

  H.W. Brands on Ben Barnes's "Revelation" about the Iran Hostage Crisis

  "In effect, Connally and Casey were telling the Iranians not to do something the Iranians had no intention of doing."