** FILE ** In this Nov. 9, 1979 file photo, one of the hostages seized when Islamic radicals stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, blindfolded and with his hands bound, is displayed to the crowd outside the U.S. Embassy in Tehran by the Iranian hostage takers. Although President Carter worked throughout the 1980 presidential campaign to secure the release of the hostages, he failed and they were not released until Ronald Reagan was inaugurated.  (AP Photo/File)

Ran on: 10-16-2011
The capture of American hostages in Iran epitomized the country's low ebb in 1979, when we suffered an energy crisis, hyperinflation and high joblessness.
Ran on: 10-16-2011
The capture of American hostages in Iran epitomized the country's low ebb in 1979, when we suffered an energy crisis, hyperinflation and high joblessness. Photo: AP