OCTOBER SURPRISE

Gary Slick's inability to prove his premise--that Reagan's campaign leaders conspired with the Iranian government to delay the release of American hostages in exchange for military arms--dooms this audio program from the start. Joe Regalbuto musters an accusatory tone when stating Slick's sensational accusations, but his soft-voiced documentation of alleged dealings and secret meetings fails to deliver a convincing blow to the Reagan Administration's denial of the charges. When the dust settles, the listener is left with a tangled network of international characters whose testimony leads nowhere. M.P.T. ©AudioFile, Portland, Maine [Published: OCT 93]