Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Thursday, Dec 18, 1986


Title: 20/20

Abstract:
  • "Inside the Washington Scandal, Secret Moves...Secret Men". Report re: the involvement of President Reagan in the Iran-Contra scandal. (See also Iran, assassination under persons involved, Muammar Kadhafi, Reagan Press Conference, Achille Lauro and AirEgypt.)
  • Anchored by Barbara Walters, Ted Koppel
  • Interviews with Richard Allen, David Aaron, David Gergen, Lyn Nofziger, Brian Jenkins, Senator Daniel P Moynihan, Representative Berkley Bedell, Gary Sick, Brian Jenkins, James Schlesinger, Caleb Rossiter, Manucher Ghorbanifar, Eugene Hasenfus, Alfonso Robelo, Ellen Garwood, Shaul Bakash, Miles Copeland, Mansour Farhang,
  • Press conference footage of Donald Reagan, Ronald Reagan, Edwin Meese
  • Footage of Representative Thomas O'Neill in Congress

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:10:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:657130
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1986-2009 Vanderbilt University
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