The Secret GOP Plot to Sabotage Carter's Presidency and Prolong Iran Hostage Crisis.
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Former Texas politician Ben Barnes claims he witnessed a plot to sabotage President Jimmy Carter's reelection campaign in 1980 by delaying the release of U.S. hostages in Iran. Barnes alleges that his mentor, former Texas governor John B. Connally Jr., helped prevent the hostages' release by convincing Middle Eastern leaders to tell Iran they would get a better deal from Republican nominee Ronald Reagan if they held the hostages until after the election. Barnes says Connally briefed the chairman of Reagan's campaign, William J. Casey, but there is no indication that Reagan knew about the plan. The hostages were released shortly after Reagan's inauguration.
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