Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


Title: Republican National Convention

Abstract:
  • Live NBC news coverage of the 1980 Republican National Convention in Detroit, Michigan, hosted by John Chancellor and David Brinkley. With reports and analysis from David Burrington, Tom Pettit, Garrick Utley, Judy Woodruff, Steve Delaney, Carole Simpson, Jessica Savitch, Don Oliver, Lee McCarthy, Theodore White, Chris Wallace, Tom Brokaw, and Douglas Kiker.
  • Live footage of interviews with Bill Brock, Tom Ellis, Senator Paul Laxalt, Representative Thomas Evans, Edwin Meese, Drew Lewis, and Governor James Thompson.
  • Live footage of a speech from Ronald Reagan.
  • Taped footage of a statement from George Bush.
  • Taped footage of an interview with Martin Anderson and Richard Allen.

  • Begin Time:10:59:40 pm
    End Time:11:57:10 pm
    TVN Record Number:854697
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
    More Information:Contact the staff of the Archive.

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