Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Monday, Nov 19, 1979


Title: Crisis In Iran: Freedom For Some

Abstract:

  • NBC special "Crisis in Iran: Freedom for Some" re: hostages at U.S. embassy in Teheran (Iran), reported by Garrick Utley, Martin Fletcher, Steve Delaney, Mike Jensen, John Hart and George Lewis.
  • Taped statements by Wesley Williams (?), Terry Robinson, Lillian Johnson, Joan Walsh, Henry Siegel, Alan Grip, Richard Falk, Bruce Chalfant and Barry Fox.
  • Begin Time:10:30:00 pm
    End Time:10:58:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:659458
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1979-2009 Vanderbilt University
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