Speaker 1: Pushkin. In the fall of nineteen eighty six, Ronald Reagan
Speaker 1: found himself at the center of a massive scandal that
Speaker 1: looked like it might bring down his presidency.
Speaker 2: Did you make a mistake in sending arms today, ron.
Speaker 1: Sir, No. No.
Speaker 2: It involved secret arms trafficking in Iran, a covert war
Speaker 2: in Nicaragua, an attempt to buy back American hostages in Lebanon,
Speaker 2: and the destruction of lots and lots of evidence in Washington, DC.
Speaker 1: And I'm not taking any more questions, and I'm.
Speaker 2: Going to work.
Speaker 1: He became known as the Iran Contra affair. I'm Leon Mafok,
Speaker 1: co creator of slow Burn. In my podcast Fiasco Iran Contra,
Speaker 1: you'll hear all the unbelievable details of a scandal that
Speaker 1: captivated the nation nearly forty years ago, which few of
Speaker 1: us still remember today. They were lying to the press,
Speaker 1: they were lying to the public. They lied incessantly to
Speaker 1: each other. I later learned that he had suicide pills
Speaker 1: and I had nothing. And then you proceeded to remove
Speaker 1: documents from your boots and from other parts.
Speaker 2: Of your clothing. That's correct, sir.
Speaker 1: The reason I destroyed documents and was not the question.
Speaker 1: That's important.
Speaker 2: It was against the law. I brought it home and
Speaker 2: put it in a can and let a match to it.
Speaker 1: From Prologue Projects and Pushkin Industries, this is Fiasco Iran Contra.
Speaker 2: Well the things should happen.
Speaker 1: We're so bizarre and in sane I can't begin to
Speaker 1: tell you.
Speaker 2: Please do.
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