Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Oct 06, 1981


Title: Anwar Sadat Assassination

Abstract:
  • Live NBC coverage of the assassination of Egypt's President Anwar Sadat, anchored by Tom Brokaw and John Chancellor with reports from Art Kent, John Palmer, Emery King, Martin Kalb, Paul Miller and Tom Pettit.
  • Interviews with Dan Pattir and Senator Robert Byrd.
  • Remarks from Ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal of Egypt, President Ronald Reagan and Vice President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt.

  • Begin Time:01:00:00 pm
    End Time:02:09:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:872808
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1981-2009 Vanderbilt University
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