Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Jun 01, 1988


Title: Today

Abstract:
  • Live NBC morning news program "Today," notable for its coverage of a Reagan-Gorbachev summit, hosted by Bryant Gumbel and Jane Pauley. With reports and analysis from Andrea Mitchell, Willard Scott, John Palmer, Henry Champ, Fred Francis, Bob Kur, and Rona Elliot.
  • Live footage of a press conference with President Ronald Reagan.
  • Live footage of interviews with Arthur Mitchell, Paul Theroux, Dr. Rair Simonyan, Donna Demac, John Irving, Chevy Chase, Yuri Titov, Elena Shoushounova, and Oganesjan Sanasar.
  • Taped footage of interviews with Stephen Hess, James McManus, Julio Iglesias, and Dottie Belle.
  • Taped footage of statement and speeches from President Ronald Reagan, General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev, and Reverend Jesse Jackson.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:40 am
    TVN Record Number:659695
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1988-2009 Vanderbilt University
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