A Guide to the Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987
Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Iran-Contra | |
| Title: | Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes | |
| Dates: | 1987 | |
| Abstract: | Eighteen videotapes comprise the Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987, documenting the congressional televised hearings taped in July 1987. | |
| Accession No.: | 2000-66 | |
| OCLC No.: | ||
| Extent: | 18 videotapes | |
| Language: | Materials are in English. | |
| Repository: | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin | |
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.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
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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. | ||
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Iran-Contra Hearings Videotapes, 1987, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
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.
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