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Defense Secretary Harold Brown walks from the Marine Corps helicopter at the Pentagonafter having met with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Md., Nov. 24, 1979. Almost certainly, the topic of the meeting was the taking of American hostages by Iran on Nov. 4th. Accompanying him is National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Following them are Gen. Lew Allen Jr., Air Force chief of staff, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Thomas Hayward.

Defense Secretary Harold Brown walks from the Marine Corps helicopter at the Pentagonafter having met with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Md., Nov. 24, 1979. Almost certainly, the topic of the meeting was the taking of American hostages by Iran on Nov. 4th. Accompanying him is National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Following them are Gen. Lew Allen Jr., Air Force chief of staff, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Thomas Hayward.

Defense Secretary Harold Brown walks from the Marine Corps helicopter at the Pentagonafter having met with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Md., Nov. 24, 1979. Almost certainly, the topic of the meeting was the taking of American hostages by Iran on Nov. 4th. Accompanying him is National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski. Following them are Gen. Lew Allen Jr., Air Force chief of staff, and Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Thomas Hayward.

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