An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Defeat
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It took four decades for Ben Barnes to come forward with the story but he said he wanted to correct the record on the race between Carter and Reagan.
The New York Times: A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 ...
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An Untold Story Behind Jimmy Carter’s Presidential Defeat: A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a ...
nytimes.com/2023/03/18/us/politics/jimmy-carter-october-surprise-iran-hostages.html
Texas Pol Ben Barnes Says He Went on Secret Middle East Mission to Torpedo Carter’s Re-Election
thedailybeast.com/texas-pol-ben-barnes-says-he-went-on-secret-middle-east-mission-to-torpedo-carters-re-election
Reagan Allies Sabotaged Carter With US Hostage Release Delay: Witness: Ben Barnes claims he witnessed a plot to sabotage the reelection of President Jimmy Carter ...
rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/ronald-reagan-allies-jimmy-carter-sabotage-delayed-u-s-hostages-release-1234699688/
Lawmaker Confirms ‘October Surprise’ Plot to Sabotage Jimmy Carter’s Reelection: Ben Barnes told the New York Times that former Texas governor John Connally ...
nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/03/lawmaker-admits-1980-gop-plot-to-prolong-iran-hostage-crisis.html
Reagan supporter met with leaders to influence 1980 election: NYT: It took four decades for Ben Barnes to come forward with the story but he said he wanted to ...
businessinsider.com/ben-barnes-october-surprise-reagan-supporter-jimmy-carter-1980-election-2023-3
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda of sabotaging Jimmy Carter's ... Show more
Report: Former Texas governor sabotaged Jimmy Carter in Iran hostage crisis: With Carter in hospice care, a protege of former Texas Gov. John Connally felt like ...
axios.com/2023/03/19/report-former-texas-governor-sabotaged-carter-in-iran-hostage-crisis
Expert analyzes new account of GOP deal that used Iran hostage crisis for gain: The Iran hostage crisis consumed the last year of the Carter presidency ...
pbs.org/newshour/show/expert-analyzes-new-account-of-gop-deal-that-used-iran-hostage-crisis-for-gain
A prominent Texas politician said he unwittingly took part in a 1980 tour of the Middle East with a clandestine agenda of sabotaging Jimmy Carter's ... Show more
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