Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Tuesday, Aug 21, 1984


Title: Republican National Convention

Abstract:
  • Live NBC news coverage of the 1984 Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, hosted by Tom Brokaw. With reports and analysis from John Chancellor, Roger Mudd, Chris Wallace, Connie Chung, Don Oliver, Ken Bode, and Douglas Kiker.
  • Live footage of interviews with Senator Robert Dole, Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole, Representative Trent Lott, Senator Charles Percy, Barbara Bush, Maureen Reagan, Representative Newt Gingrich, Senator Lowell Weicker, Senator Jeremiah Denton, Richard Rosenbaum, Leonard Coleman, Jr., Drew Lewis, and Bernard Hammelburg.
  • Live footage of speeches from Representative Jack Kemp.
  • Taped footage of speeches from Representative Trent Lott, Donna Hearn, Marilyn Thayer, Senator John Warner, Judy Petty, Senator Roger Jepsen, and Representative Robert Michel.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:00:40 pm
    TVN Record Number:659553
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1984-2009 Vanderbilt University
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