Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Monday, Sep 26, 1988


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

  • ABC "Nightline: Campaign '88" re: the first presidential debate between George Bush and Michael Dukakis, reported by Jeff Greenfield.
  • Live discussion with Jeff Greenfield (ABC), New York Times columnist William Safire and The New Republic editor Michael Kinsley.
  • Taped statements by Leslie Dach, Lee Atwater, Jim Lake, John Tower, Susan Estrich, Paul Brountas, John Sununu, Bill Bradley, Carl Leubsdorf, Laurence Barrett, Forrest Sawyer (ABC), James Baker, Dan Rather (CBS), Brit Hume (ABC), Bob Schieffer (CBS), Sam Donaldson (ABC), Tom Brokaw (NBC); excerpts of Bush-Dukakis debate.
  • Post-debate dramatization sketch by Sid & Marty Krofft's D C Follies.
  • Begin Time:12:01:00 am
    End Time:12:31:00 am
    TVN Record Number:657457
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1988-2009 Vanderbilt University
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