35 Years Ago Today Marked One Of The 'Best Moments' Of Jimmy Carter's Life

Huffington Post ^ | 1-20-2016 | Lisa Capretto, OWN

[Citizen Zed]

After 444 days in captivity, the hostages were released -- just moments after Carter left office. The timing, he points out, was no accident.

"I had just been negotiating with the Iranians and with 12 other countries," Carter says. "And at 9 o'clock that morning, they were already in the airplane ready to take off from Tehran. But the Ayatollah Khomeini kept them there until after I was no longer president."

When Carter received word from the Secret Service that the hostages had actually taken off from Tehran, he was elated.

"It was one of the best days -- best moments -- of my life," he says.

The next day, Carter got the opportunity to come face to face with the hostages. "President Regan was nice enough to invite me to go and meet them," Carter says. "I didn't know how they were going to react to me."

The former president walked into the room where the former hostages were assembled, in Germany, prepared for any response.

"They stood up and broke into applause," Carter recalls with a smile. "One by one, they embraced me and thanked me for getting them out."

[Citizen Zed]

Carter has brain cancer, right?

[SkyDancer]

Sort of what he did to those men who went to Canada during the Vietnam War and pardoned.

[yarddog]

Is Carter really trying to take credit for that?

If he is he should be tarred and feathered.

[SunkenCiv]

This shows that Ronald Reagan was a class act, and that Jimmuh and Huffpo are not. Thanks Citizen Zed.

[Uncle Miltie]

“thanked me for getting them out”

That there’s a hoot.

[VRWCmember]

That was one of the best days of my life too - the end of an error for America and the beginning of the Reagan Restoration.

[Dr.Deth]

Who is President Regan?

[wally_bert]

At a minimum if peanut brain claims credit for that crisis.

[maddog55]

He had brain cancer back in 77 when he was elected.. by other people with brain cancer.

[ColdOne]

wow....look at the timing of teamobamas pardon for those 7 Iranians here in prisons. Almost to the day Reagan got those Americans back from Iran.

tinfoil hat on, shinny side out.

[ColdOne]

Carter recalls with a smile. "One by one, they embraced me and thanked me for getting them out.".......anyone know if this is the truth...they thanked him?????? I am guessing it is Carter who is re-writing history on this.

[skeeter]

35 Years Ago Today Marked One Of The 'Best Moments' Of Jimmy Carter's Life

He can declare victory if he wants, but some of us were pulling for the bunny.

[Citizen Zed]

Just a slight oversight by HuffPo. They can’t spell every president’s name correctly.

[Stepan12]

He had brain cancer back in 77 when he was elected.. by other people with brain cancer.

Part of the reason I voted for Ford over Jimmuh was because Ayn Rand said Carter was full of powerlust. I always felt I had a lot of bragging rights in not voting for Jimmuh.

[GreenHornet]

"They stood up and broke into applause," Carter recalls with a smile. "One by one, they embraced me and thanked me for getting them out."

I remember seeing the news reports about that day. At least one of the hostages stood there in front of Carter, glared at him, and asked: "Why did you leave us over there for so long?"

[Finalapproach29er]

This is 99% revisionist BS.

Iran’s fear of Reagan got the hostages released.

[jazusamo]

Yep, tarring and feathering him is appropriate because the terrorist Iranians released the hostages because of President Reagan.

[chopperman]

Sort of what he did to those men who went to Canada during the Vietnam War and pardoned.

He also pardoned Lurch.

[SkyDancer]

Yeah, that too. Sickening. The whole Democrat party is one sick mess.

[Colorado Doug]

35 years ago. That’s back when he was still the worst President in history. He’s got to love Obama!