Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Friday, Nov 30, 1990


Title: Frontline: High Crimes And Misdemeanors

Abstract:

An examination of the Iran-Contra scandal with Bill Moyers (PBS), excerpts of Ronald Reagan testimony, statements, and speeches, former Reagan assistant Michael Deaver, former Assistant Secretary of State Nicholas Veliotes, former National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane, George Bush, newspaper columnist John Wallach, Robert Parry of the Associated Press, Rep. Lee Hamilton, former State Department legal advisor Abraham Sofaer, former Justice Department official Charles Cooper, excerpt of press conference by then Attorney General Edwin Meese, excerpts of Oliver North, McFarlane, and John Poindexter testimony, former Assistant US Attorney Pamela Naughton, former CIA official Thomas Polgar, Sen. Warren Rudman, Iran-Contra independent counsel Lawrence Walsh, and others.

Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
End Time:10:28:00 pm
TVN Record Number:656472
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1990-2009 Vanderbilt University
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