Former Texas Speaker of the House, BEN BARNES, shown at a February 13, 2023 Austin political gathering, admitted in a New York Times article published this weekend of unwittingly working against the reelection of President Jimmy Carter in 1980. Barnes and now deceased former Texas Governor John Connally traveled to the Middle East secretly lobbying to not release the Iran hostages until after Ronald Reagan's election victory. ©Bob Daemmrich

• Contributor: Bob Daemmrich / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2PG0FB5
• File size: 64.3 MB (2.6 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 4551 x 4936 px | 38.5 x 41.8 cm | 15.2 x 16.5 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 13 February 2023
• Location: Austin Texas USA

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