Benjamin Civiletti, who as attorney general advised President Jimmy Carter while the White House struggled over the hostage-taking of 52 Americans after the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979, died Oct. 16 at his home in Lutherville, Md. He was 87.
Democracy Dies in Darkness
Benjamin Civiletti, attorney general amid Iran hostage crisis, dies at 87
He also oversaw investigations into scandals that roiled the Carter administration
By Brian Murphy
October 18, 2022 at 5:20 p.m. EDT