Hostage Quote by Ted Cruz

Then came the hostage crisis during which Carter did nothing to rattle the ayatollahs who hung tough until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated, when they…

— Alexander Haig

“Much of the public was convinced that the CIA was capable and willing to do so. Thus began the famous 444-day American hostage crisis.…

— Ervand Abrahamian

I still remember, as a kid, tying a yellow ribbon around a tree in front of my house during the 444 days that Iran…

— Scott Walker

“During our stay in Newport Beach, the Iranian Revolution took place and a group of Americans were taken hostage in the American embassy in…

— Firoozeh Dumas

Some historians trace the start of the War on Terror to November 4, 1979, the day the hostages were taken in Tehran.

— Stephen Rodrick

President Carter famously said the hostages were the first thing he thought about in the morning and the last thing he thought about at…

— Ted Koppel

“Well, they got caught of course. The whole thing was so dunderheaded, how could they not? By November 1986, Reagan's "Secret Dealings with Iran"…

— Rachel Maddow

Ronald Reagan used to alarm his Soviet counterparts by saying that surely they'd both unite against an invasion from Mars.

— Christopher Hitchens

“All told, U.S. allies in Central America during Reagan's two terms killed over 300,000 people, tortured hundreds of thousands, and drove millions into exile.”

— Greg Grandin

Reagan is the Republican FDR, an exemplar of presidential greatness.

— Jon Meacham

As president, I decided that a strong, confident America could advance our national security by engaging directly with the Iranian government. We've seen the…

— Barack Obama

Reagan believed the power of truth restated the world and re framed the world. I am a Reaganite. I'm proud to be a Reaganite.…

— Newt Gingrich