Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Aug 16, 1990


Title: Crisis in the Gulf

Abstract:

Summary and analysis of today's events pertaining to the Persian Gulf region with Bernard Shaw (CNN) and Jonathan Mann (CNN), including a live interview by Shaw with Defense Secretary Richard Cheney; taped excerpts of statements by and/or interviews with George Bush, Jordan's King Hussein, unidentified Iraqi spokesperson, Louis Grace of American University in Cairo, Syrian Ambassador to Egypt Issa Darwish, Egypt President Hosni Mubarak, Cheney, Pentagon spokesperson Pete Williams, Shell Oil dealer Roger Bullock, Marshall Thomas of "Oil Daily", Pati Heath, Mike Saba, and unidentified others.

  • Shaky picture at [7:20:20-7:30:00].
  • Begin Time:07:00:00 pm
    End Time:07:38:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:649895
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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