Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Friday, May 18, 1990


Title: 20/20

Abstract:

A profile of and interview by Barbara Walters (ABC) with Chinese Communist Party General Secretary Jiang Zemin, and a pre-interview segment entitled "Beijing: One Year Later" with excerpts of an interview by Walters with US Ambassador to China James Lilley; Segment on Dr. Timothy Leary today. Remainder of broadcast devoted to other subjects.

Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
End Time:09:58:00 pm
TVN Record Number:646717
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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