Adam Howard

So when this came across your mail and you're reading it with mom, I mean, did you even hesitate for a minute or did she raise any concerns or reservations about you going?

So when this came across your mail and you're reading it with mom, I mean, did you even hesitate for a minute or did she raise any concerns or reservations about you going?

During the hostage crisis, revolutionaries in Iran invaded the embassy because of America's ties to the Shah. The Shah was the country's corrupt last monarch, and he'd been propped up largely by the CIA. Now by that point, the Shah was in the United States, receiving treatment for terminal cancer. The revolutionaries had vowed to occupy the embassy until the U.S.

During the hostage crisis, revolutionaries in Iran invaded the embassy because of America's ties to the Shah. The Shah was the country's corrupt last monarch, and he'd been propped up largely by the CIA. Now by that point, the Shah was in the United States, receiving treatment for terminal cancer. The revolutionaries had vowed to occupy the embassy until the U.S.

During the hostage crisis, revolutionaries in Iran invaded the embassy because of America's ties to the Shah. The Shah was the country's corrupt last monarch, and he'd been propped up largely by the CIA. Now by that point, the Shah was in the United States, receiving treatment for terminal cancer. The revolutionaries had vowed to occupy the embassy until the U.S.

sent him back, something that the United States was refusing to do.

sent him back, something that the United States was refusing to do.

sent him back, something that the United States was refusing to do.

They had taken more than 50 hostages, and my father got his invitation seven weeks into the crisis. Now, I wasn't even born yet. My older brother Matthew was two.

They had taken more than 50 hostages, and my father got his invitation seven weeks into the crisis. Now, I wasn't even born yet. My older brother Matthew was two.

They had taken more than 50 hostages, and my father got his invitation seven weeks into the crisis. Now, I wasn't even born yet. My older brother Matthew was two.

My father and the other clergymen were asked to be there because of their reputations within their religious communities, but they were also known to be progressive-minded people, which didn't hurt. And we agreed to meet the following day.

My father and the other clergymen were asked to be there because of their reputations within their religious communities, but they were also known to be progressive-minded people, which didn't hurt. And we agreed to meet the following day.

My father and the other clergymen were asked to be there because of their reputations within their religious communities, but they were also known to be progressive-minded people, which didn't hurt. And we agreed to meet the following day.

What was his perspective on what he thought was happening here?

What was his perspective on what he thought was happening here?

What was his perspective on what he thought was happening here?

I was going to ask, I mean, was that a genuine fear that you had?

I was going to ask, I mean, was that a genuine fear that you had?

I was going to ask, I mean, was that a genuine fear that you had?