Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Jan 20, 1981


Title: Reagan Inauguration / Hostages Released from Iran

Abstract:
  • Live coverage on NBC of Ronald Reagan Inauguration / Hostages Released from Iran, reported by John Chancellor, Roger Mudd, Bernard Kalb, and Norma Quarles.
  • Excerpts of inaugural speeches by Presidents Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Jimmy Carter.
  • Live interviews with Earl Lee, Hazel Lee, Richard Hermening, and Pauline Hermening.
  • Live announcement by President Reagan that the hostages left Iranian airspace.
  • Live speeches by Howard Baker, George Bush, and Mark Hatfield.
  • Temporary loss of video at [1:59:40] due to network failure.
  • Begin Time:01:00:00 pm
    End Time:02:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:866369
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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