Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Jan 17, 1979


Title: Lamar Alexander Oath of Office

Abstract:

  • WTVF (Nashville CBS affiliate) special report re: Lamar Alexander sworn in as Governor of Tennessee, including statements and news conference by Alexander, John Wilder and Ned Ray McWherter, and interviews with John Jay Hooker, Wilder, Gentry Crowell and McWherter.
  • Begin Time:05:51:00 pm
    End Time:06:30:20 pm
    TVN Record Number:838066
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1979-2009 Vanderbilt University
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