This terrorist act triggered the most profound crisis of the Carter presidency and began a personal ordeal for Jimmy Carter and the American people that lasted 444 days.” For those of us who remember these 444 days that stretched from 1979 – 1981, it was a time when nightly news coverage reminded us of every passing day these poor souls were being held captive with announcements such as “today is day 200 of the Iran hostage crisis.” For four decades, until finally on January 20, 1981, these...