His predecessor (Jimmy Carter) was a nice guy, but a very weak president. The Iranians knew that Reagan was going to work from a position of strength, so they released the hostages as soon as he came into office. I'm old enough to remember it all happening. With a strong president coming in, people were singing 'Bomb Iran' to the tune of the Beach Boys 'Barbara Ann'.
The Iran hostages being freed didn't hurt him, either.
His predecessor (Jimmy Carter) was a nice guy, but a very weak president. The Iranians knew that Reagan was going to work from a position of strength, so they released the hostages as soon as he came into office. I'm old enough to remember it all happening. With a strong president coming in, people were singing 'Bomb Iran' to the tune of the Beach Boys 'Barbara Ann'.
Jimmy Carter was the 2nd worst President in U.S. history.