Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Jun 28, 1978


Title: The Bakke Decision

Abstract:

  • NBC Special "The Bakke Decision" re: Supreme Court decision on affirmative action and reverse discrimination on Alan Bakke, reported by John Chancellor, Carl Stern, Don Oliver, Carole Simpson, Rick Davis and Jack Perkins.
  • Taped statements by Bakke's attorney Reynold Colvin, Secretary of H.E.W. Joseph Califano, Attorney General Griffin Bell, Black Caucus Chairman Parren Mitchell, Congressman Elliott Levitas, Paul Mishkin, Henry Gonzales, James Mendez, Jay Starks, Liorens Pembrook and John Haggerty.
  • Live discussion with William Taylor and John Kramer.
  • Begin Time:07:30:00 pm
    End Time:07:57:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:837540
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1978-2009 Vanderbilt University
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