Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Tuesday, Jan 27, 1981


Title: Former Hostages Press Conference

Abstract:
  • Live ABC coverage of a press conference at West Point with the former hostages re: their experiences as hostages in Iran, media attention, negotiations, education, Carter administration, authority in Iran, Iran students, mental health, reported by Barry Serafin, Steve Bell, James Walker, Susan King, Charles Gibson, and Tom Schell.
  • Participants include Jack Cannon, Bruce Laingen, Victor Tomseth, Barry Rosen, William Keough, Kevin Hermening, William Gallegos, James Lopez, Steven Lauterbach, John Limbert, Kathryn Koob, John Graves, Charles Jones, Bruce German, Richard Morefield, William Daugherty, Charles Scott, Robert Englemann, Johnny McKeel, Thomas Schaefer, and Elizabeth Ann Swift.
  • Note: Picture disturbances from [8:55:40-8:56:00].
  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:09:04:30 am
    TVN Record Number:866219
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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