Louisa Kennedy Journal 4

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Louisa Kennedy Journal 4

This is a daily journal written by Louisa Livingston Kennedy during the 444 days of the the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Louisa details her feelings, experiences, daily life, meetings attended, press conferences attended, workings of the Iranian Working Group, founding of Family Liaison Action Group.

Some topics mentioned:
Ronald Reagan making the hostages an issue on the campaign trail, Problem with Henry Kissinger, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai press conference, Katherine Keough meeting with Brice Claggett about lawsuit on behalf of the hostages, Barbara Timm meeting with Edmund Muskie, Rumor of hostage release, Majilis conditions for hostage release, Jimmy Carter loss to Ronald Reagan, Hal Saunders and Rafael Caswell leaving for Algers, Meeting with Warren Christopher, March on U.S. Embassy by leftists in Athens, Greece, Letters from Mike, Katherine Keough meeting with Iranians in New York City, Meeting with President Carter, Katherine Keough conversation with Jamal Shemirani,

Some people mentioned: 
Jamal Shemirani, Barbara Timm, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Eric Rouleau, Helmut Schmidt, Reza Phlavai,

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Louisa Kennedy Journal 4
This is a daily journal written by Louisa Livingston Kennedy during the 444 days of the the Iranian Hostage Crisis. Louisa details her feelings, experiences, daily life, meetings attended, press conferences attended, workings of the Iranian Working Group, founding of Family Liaison Action Group.

Some topics mentioned:
Ronald Reagan making the hostages an issue on the campaign trail, Problem with Henry Kissinger, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai press conference, Katherine Keough meeting with Brice Claggett about lawsuit on behalf of the hostages, Barbara Timm meeting with Edmund Muskie, Rumor of hostage release, Majilis conditions for hostage release, Jimmy Carter loss to Ronald Reagan, Hal Saunders and Rafael Caswell leaving for Algers, Meeting with Warren Christopher, March on U.S. Embassy by leftists in Athens, Greece, Letters from Mike, Katherine Keough meeting with Iranians in New York City, Meeting with President Carter, Katherine Keough conversation with Jamal Shemirani,

Some people mentioned: 
Jamal Shemirani, Barbara Timm, Prime Minister Mohammed Ali Rajai, Ronald Reagan, Jimmy Carter, Eric Rouleau, Helmut Schmidt, Reza Phlavai,
08/04/2025
Louisa Livingston Kennedy was the wife of Moorhead (Mike) C. Kennedy, III, the third highest ranking personnel at the United States Embassy in Tehran, Iran in 1979. The embassy was taken over by students protesting the United State's support of the Shah of Iran and his government. Fifty-two embassy personnel would be held hostage in various places in Iran for 444 days.