Encore: Iran Contra | Don and Ed | 3
American Scandal
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🗓️ 19 January 2021
⏱️ 43 minutes
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When the story breaks that senior U.S. government officials secretly traded arms for hostages, Congress and the American people demand answers. Chief of Staff Don Regan and Attorney General Ed Meese begin building a wall around the President.
This episode originally December 11, 2018.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, prime members, you can listen to American scandal ad-free on Amazon music, download |
| 0:05.8 | the app today. |
| 0:08.1 | More than 30 years ago, Washington, D.C. was rocked by a scandal known as the Iran Contra |
| 0:12.8 | Fair. |
| 0:13.8 | It was a story that seemed right out of a thriller movie, and it raised profound questions about |
| 0:17.6 | the United States' democracy and our role on the world stage. |
| 0:21.2 | Today, there's another power shift underway in Washington, and with the transition to |
| 0:25.5 | a new presidential administration, the nation has once again discussing the U.S.'s role in |
| 0:30.0 | international affairs. |
| 0:31.6 | With those conversations again in the public spotlight, we decided to re-air our series |
| 0:35.9 | on the Iran Contra Fair. |
| 0:37.6 | We hope you enjoy it. |
| 0:41.0 | It's early November 1986. |
| 0:52.9 | A magazine reporter sits in his office in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:56.7 | He's supposed to be grinding out a deadline, but he's having a hard time concentrating. |
| 1:01.1 | The D.C. rumor mill is firing on all cylinders, and the office is a buzz. |
| 1:06.5 | A few days ago, Al-Sharah, Lebanese periodical, broke the political story of the decade. |
| 1:13.3 | Senior U.S. government officials, including former national security adviser Robert Budmick |
| 1:18.2 | Farlin and Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, made a secret trip to Iran to trade arms for |
| 1:23.7 | hostages. |
| 1:25.2 | The story was confirmed by the speaker of the Iranian parliament. |
| 1:28.9 | So far, though, it's been radio silence at the White House. |
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