Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from PBS Evening News for Tuesday, Jan 15, 1991


Title: Frontline: To The Brink of War

Abstract:

An examination of how the US was led to the brink of war in the Persian Gulf with Hodding Carter (PBS), including taped excerpts of statements by and/or interviews with George Bush, "New York Times" writer Thomas Friedman, State Department Spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler, Assistant Secretary of State John Kelly, "Los Angeles Times" writer Robin Wright, "Newsweek" writer Ann McDaniel, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Secretary of State James Baker, "Newsweek" writer Evan Thomas, "Washington Post" writer Rick Atkinson, Sen. Sam Nunn, Cokie Roberts of National Public Radio, JFK Special Counsel Theodore Sorensen, Sen. Paul Wellstone, Sen. Strom Thurmond, Sen. John Danforth, Sen. George Mitchell, and unidentified others.

Begin Time:09:43:00 pm
End Time:10:41:00 pm
TVN Record Number:656483
Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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