urn:taro:utexas.cah.02864 A Guide to the Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987 Original EAD encoding by Evan Usler according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. June 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Iran-Contra Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes 1987 Materials are in English. 2000-66 18 videotapes Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Eighteen videotapes comprise the Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987, documenting the congressional televised hearings taped in July 1987. Historical Note

A political scandal of the late 1980s, the Iran-Contra affair involved the sale of weapons via intermediaries to Iran, with some of the profits being channeled to Nicaraguan counterrevolutionaries known as the Contras. Over 41 days in the summer of 1987, televised hearings of a joint Congressional committee investigated Iran-Contra and heard testimonies from 28 witnesses, including Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North, Reagan Chief of Staff Donald Regan, Secretary of State George Schultz, Defense Secretary Casper Weinberger, and Admiral John Poindexter.

Source: Brown University. “Understanding the Iran-Contra Affairs.” Accessed June 28, 2011. http://www.brown.edu/Research/Understanding_the_Iran_Contra_Affair/thehearings.php

 Scope and Contents

Eighteen videotapes comprise the Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987, documenting the congressional televised hearings taped in July 1987.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Regan, Donald T. Weinberger, Caspar Meese, Edwin. McFarlane, Robert C. North, Oliver Poindexter, John M. Schultz, George Pratt, 1920- Subjects Iran-Contra Affair, 1985-1990 Trials (Conspiracy) -- Washington (D.C.) Military Assistance, American -- Iran. Military Assistance, American -- Nicaragua. Preferred Citation

Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project, 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 3W100a Tape #1: Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North July 7, 1987 Tape #2:July 8, 1987 Tape #3:July 9, 1987 Tape #4:July 10-13, 1987 Tape #5:July 13-14, 1987 Tape #6:July 14, 1987 Robert McFarlaneJuly 14, 1987 Tape #7:July 14, 1987 Admiral John Poindexter:July 15, 1987 Tape #8:July 15, 1987 Tape #9:July 17 (A.M.), July 20 (P.M.), 1987 Tape #10:July 20-21, 1987 Iran-U.N. Ambassador News Conference Tape #11: Admiral John Poindexter (continued):July 21, 1987 Secretary of State George Schultz:July 23, 1987 Tape #12:July 23-24, 1987 Tape #13:July 24, 1987 Attorney General Edwin Meese:July 28, 1987 Tape #14:July 28-29, 1987 3W99c Tape #15:July 29, 1987 Tape #16:July 30-31, 1987 Tape #17:July 31, 1987 Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger:July 31, August 3, 1987 Tape #18: Unidentified