The Iran hostage crisis – yellow ribbons around trees, the catastrophic rescue attempt, the sense that Carter was hurting for these men.
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My earliest political memory is 9/11 happening.
In "earliest political memories"

Last autumn we ran an experimental online public engagement series called 'earliest political memories'. We collected a total of 68 memories that were generously contributed by members of the public. You can read all the contributions here. The series caught the attention of our colleague Rachel O'Connell in the School of English who…
In "earliest political memories"

My earliest political memory is hearing that JFK had been shot on our old radio and running to tell my mom. I was 5 at the time.
In "earliest political memories"