Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Jul 16, 1980


Title: Republican National Convention

Abstract:

  • Live CBS coverage of the 1980 Republican Convention, anchored by Walter Cronkite. With reports and analysis from Ed Bradley, Richard Roth, Nelson Benton, Lesley Stahl, Dan Rather, Bruce Morton, Morton Dean, Susan Spencer, Bill Moyers, James Kilpatrick, Jeff Greenfield, Phil Jones, and Harry Reasoner.
  • Live footage of speeches from John Rhodes and Ronald Reagan.
  • Live interview with Senator Paul Laxalt.
  • Taped footage of a statement from George Bush.
  • Taped footage of an interview with Gerald Ford.

  • Begin Time:11:00:00 pm
    End Time:12:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:843021
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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