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Washington Week with The Atlantic

The Vault - January 23, 1981

Washington Week with The Atlantic is the longest-running primetime news and public affairs program on television. The show features a group of journalists participating in a roundtable discussion of major news events and can be found at 8pm ET on most local PBS stations.

The Vault - January 23, 1981

Season 1981 Episode 220 | 6m 48s

Ronald Reagan is sworn in as President the same day that the Iranian hostages are released after being held for nearly 15 months.

Major funding for “Washington Week with The Atlantic” is provided by Consumer Cellular, Otsuka, Kaiser Permanente, the Yuen Foundation, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

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