Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Wednesday, Oct 26, 1983


Title: Morning

Abstract:

  • Discussion re: the US invasion of Grenada. (First hour of broadcast missed). Reported by Bill Kurtis, Diane Sawyer and Phil Jones. Reports by Bill McLaughlin, Steve Young, Don McNiell, Bill Plante, Bill Lynch, and Ike Papis.
  • Interviews with Undersecretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger, Tony Bonjiovi, unnamed family members of fallen soldier, Senator Malcom Wallop of Wyoming, Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont, Rep. Henry Hyde of Illinois, Rep. Don Edwards of California, Prime Minister Edward Seaga of Jamaica, Michael Themides, Matt Vester, and Judge Constantine Spanoulis.
  • Statements from Fidel Castro (through translator), Secretary of State Caspar Weinberger, United Nations Delegate Ian Jacobs of Grenada, Ambassador to Jean Kirkpatrick, and Vice President George Bush.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:07:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:659203
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1983-2009 Vanderbilt University
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