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A preview of the Iranian Hostage Crisis that captured the imagination of the entire nation, frustrating American power and damaging American Self Confidence and most likely costing President Carter his re-election, while also  creating one of the longest running news programs in the history of network  television,  ABC News "Nightline" .

This Miniseries was originally three episodes but grew into a seven episode set. It will cover the hostage crisis, the 1980 election night, and a case study of a news story that broke on this subject as we were working on the miniseries, the notorious "October Surprise" accusation that has floated around for years, but has developed some credibility in the past few months, thanks to a story, based on a first hand account by a former Texas politician named Bill Barnes about former Texas Governor John Connally. 

The accusation that Ronald Reagan's campaign somehow may have delayed the hostage release until after the November 1989 election. 

We will focus on the story of the hostage crisis, then look at John Connally, the "October Surprise" accusation and John Connally's role in both the careers of Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon.  In this seven part mini-series within this season. 

It is all here in in this series, about one of the most important sagas in Modern American History. 

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