Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Thursday, Jan 17, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CBS -- 01/17/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Paula Zahn / Harry Smith / Randall Pinkston / Bob McNamara / Scott Pelley / Morley Safer / Rita Braver / Ron Allen / Bert Quint / Deborah Potter / Harold Dow / Connie Chung / Charles Kuralt
  • Interviews: Alexander Haig / Jacques Andreani / Amos Elon / General George Crist
  • Taped Segments: families and friends pray for their loved ones in the Gulf / Syrians in Gulf not to fight offensive war / Arab- americans in Detroit react to the war in the Gulf
  • Coverage on "CBS News Special Report" re: the Persian Gulf war, including confirmed reports that one US flyer has been killed, the President George Bush's reaction to the war, Congress' reaction to the war, and families pray for their loved ones in the Gulf.

  • Begin Time:10:00:00 am
    End Time:11:01:00 am
    TVN Record Number:659989
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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