Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Tuesday, Mar 31, 1981


Title: CBS News Morning (re: Reagan Shooting)

Abstract:
  • CBS News Morning re: President Ronald Reagan assassination attempt
  • Three discs
  • Anchored by Charles Kuralt with reports by Jacqueline Adams, Lem Tucker, Walter Cronkite, Bill Plante, David Dick, Leslie Stahl, Diane Sawyer
  • Updates on President Reagan, James Brady, Officer Delehanty, John Hinckley
  • Other topics: weather, sports, local news
  • Alexander Haig press conference footage shown; Vice President George Bush press conference; press conference with Dr Dennis O'Leary and Larry Speakes
  • Old James Brady interview shown
  • Interviews with Dr Joseph Peabody, Defense Counsel Stuart Johnson

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 am
    End Time:09:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:871659
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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