Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, Jan 16, 1991


Title: Nightline- Gulf War Coverage -- ABC -- 01/16/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:
  • Nightline hosted by Ted Koppel

  • Coverage of early stages of Gulf War/ Concern over potential launch of Scud missles by Iraq against Israel and Saudi Arabia/ President Bush to release Strategic Oil Reserves in effort to offset possible oil price spikes/ Possibility of Turkey joining coalition/ Casualties and bomb damage to Iraq not known at present

  • Reporters: Peter Jennings, Forrest Sawyer, Brit Hume, Bob Zelnick, John McWethy, James Walker

  • Begin Time:10:30:00 pm
    End Time:11:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:876818
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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