October Surprise

October Surprise is the allegation (as well as the title of a 1991 book on the subject by Gary Sick) that representatives of the 1980 Ronald Reagan presidential campaign arranged the Iran-Contra deal well in advance of the 1980 election in which Ronald Reagan defeated Jimmy Carter.

References

• Abbie Hoffman and Johnathan Silvers, "An election held hostage," Playboy Magazine, October 1988
• Barbara Honegger, 1989. October Surprise. New York: Tudor. ISBN 0944276466.
• Robert Parry, 1993. Trick or Treason: The October Surprise Mystery. ISBN 187982308X.
• Robert Parry, 1996. The October Surprise X-Files: The Hidden Origins of the Reagan-Bush Era.
• Kevin Phillips, American Dynasty: Aristocracy, Fortune, and the Politics of Deceit in the House of Bush.
• Gary Sick. 1991. October Surprise: America's Hostages in Iran and the Election of Ronald Reagan. New York: Random House. ISBN 0812919890.
• The "October Surprise" allegations and the circumstances surrounding the release of the American hostages held in Iran: Report of the Special Counsel ... eign Relations, United States Senate (S. prt). For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., Congressional Sales Office; (1992)
• Joint report of the Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 ("October Surprise Task Force") (SuDoc Y 1.1/8:102-1102) by U.S. Congressional Budget Office
• Rules of the Task Force to Investigate Certain Allegations Concerning the Holding of American Hostages by Iran in 1980 ("October Surprise Task Force") by United States