Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Aug 12, 1980


Title: Democratic National Convention

Abstract:

  • Live CBS footage of the 1980 Democratic Convention in New York City, with coverage and analysis from Walter Cronkite, Bruce Morton, Morton Dean, Dan Rather, Bob Schieffer, Bill Moyers, Jeff Greenfield, and Lesley Stahl.
  • Live footage of a speech from Senator Edward Kennedy.
  • Live interviews with Steve Smith, Pat Caddell, Jim Wright, Lillian Carter, and Ruth Carter-Stapleton.
  • Live footage of the National Anthem being sung by Andrea McCardle.
  • Live footage of the Pledge of Allegiance being led by Rabbi Israel Mowshowitz.

  • Begin Time:07:59:30 pm
    End Time:09:00:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:837249
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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