Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Monday, Mar 30, 1981


Title: The Shooting Of The President

Abstract:
  • CBS Special "The Shooting of the President" re: President Ronald Reagan assassination attempt, reported by Dan Rather, Jim McManus, Lem Tucker, Fred Graham, David Dick, Jerry Bowen, Lesley Stahl, Bruce Morton, Tom Fenton, Phil Jones, and Richard Wagner.
  • Taped interviews with Dawn Taylor, Rocky Goldstein, Steve Wright, Willis King Jr., Henry Graff, Michael Reagan, and Maureen Reagan.
  • Excerpts of statements by Alexander Haig, Lyn Nofziger, George Bush, Larry Speakes, David Gergen, and Dennis O'Leary.
  • Begin Time:10:30:00 pm
    End Time:11:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:870537
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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