Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Nov 05, 1980


Title: Today

Abstract:

  • Live NBC morning news program "The Today Show," notable for its coverage of the 1980 Presidential election, hosted by Tom Brokaw and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from Willard Scott, Heidi Schulman, Judy Woodruff, Tom Pettit, Jack Germond (Washington Star), David Broder (Washington Post), Robert Hager, David Burrington, Roger O'Neil, and George Lewis.
  • Live footage of interviews with Maureen Reagan, Robert Strauss, William Casey, Alan Greenspan, William Simon, Senator Sam Nunn, Mike Peters, Vernon Jordan, Senator George McGovern, Terry Dolan, Gerald Ford, Clive Small, Lothar Loewe, Yoshihisa Komori, Anne Armstrong, and Harry Blackstone.
  • Taped footage of speeches from President elect Ronald Reagan, President Jimmy Carter, Senator Gary Hart, and Vice-President elect George Bush.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Senators Howard Baker and Robert Byrd and Vice-President elect George Bush.

  • Begin Time:06:59:50 am
    End Time:08:58:20 am
    TVN Record Number:860500
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1980-2009 Vanderbilt University
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