Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Thursday, Oct 23, 1980


Title: Election 80

Abstract:

Panel discussion between hosts John Seigenthaler and Sam Bartholomew focusing on the 1980 Presidential campaign between candidates Ronald Reagan, President Jimmy Carter, and John Anderson. The discussion also focuses on the 1980 campaign for Tennessee's 5th Congressional District seat between Congressman Bill Boner and challenger Mike Adams and the 1980 campaign for the Tennessee Public Service Commission in which Jane Eskind was running unopposed.

Begin Time:06:59:30 pm
End Time:07:28:00 pm
TVN Record Number:904273
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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