Adam Howard

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I do want to touch back on Matthew because he was about...

I do want to touch back on Matthew because he was about...

what you know my daughter's age almost at that time i'm assuming he was far too young to understand any of what was happening but i mean did you explain to him that you were going away were you concerned about you know his well-being while you were in this pretty scary situation well yes of course and and i'm not recalling the exact thing that mom and i said together but

what you know my daughter's age almost at that time i'm assuming he was far too young to understand any of what was happening but i mean did you explain to him that you were going away were you concerned about you know his well-being while you were in this pretty scary situation well yes of course and and i'm not recalling the exact thing that mom and i said together but

what you know my daughter's age almost at that time i'm assuming he was far too young to understand any of what was happening but i mean did you explain to him that you were going away were you concerned about you know his well-being while you were in this pretty scary situation well yes of course and and i'm not recalling the exact thing that mom and i said together but

How concerned were you about the fact that this was probably as much a PR move as it was sort of a genuine act of kindness?

How concerned were you about the fact that this was probably as much a PR move as it was sort of a genuine act of kindness?

How concerned were you about the fact that this was probably as much a PR move as it was sort of a genuine act of kindness?

And there was a lot of T-shirts with the Ayatollah on it. Yes, yes, yes. Mocking his name.

And there was a lot of T-shirts with the Ayatollah on it. Yes, yes, yes. Mocking his name.

And there was a lot of T-shirts with the Ayatollah on it. Yes, yes, yes. Mocking his name.

My dad, the Reverend M. William Howard Jr., recalling his visit to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. Our story continues in a moment. This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. Stick around.

My dad, the Reverend M. William Howard Jr., recalling his visit to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. Our story continues in a moment. This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. Stick around.

My dad, the Reverend M. William Howard Jr., recalling his visit to the U.S. Embassy in Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979. Our story continues in a moment. This is the New Yorker Radio Hour. Stick around.

We're hearing a story today about the Christmas of 1979, when a young pastor traveled to Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis. At the time, the diplomatic staff of this U.S. embassy had been held by revolutionaries for about seven weeks. Their captivity would ultimately last 444 days.

We're hearing a story today about the Christmas of 1979, when a young pastor traveled to Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis. At the time, the diplomatic staff of this U.S. embassy had been held by revolutionaries for about seven weeks. Their captivity would ultimately last 444 days.

We're hearing a story today about the Christmas of 1979, when a young pastor traveled to Tehran during the Iran hostage crisis. At the time, the diplomatic staff of this U.S. embassy had been held by revolutionaries for about seven weeks. Their captivity would ultimately last 444 days.

My father, Reverend M. William Howard, Jr., received an invitation to Iran by telegram, along with another Protestant minister and the Catholic bishop of Detroit. That was December 22nd. Just two days later, Christmas Eve, the three clergymen were ushered into the embassy to meet the hostages.

My father, Reverend M. William Howard, Jr., received an invitation to Iran by telegram, along with another Protestant minister and the Catholic bishop of Detroit. That was December 22nd. Just two days later, Christmas Eve, the three clergymen were ushered into the embassy to meet the hostages.