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: Dan Rather / Bob Simon / Jim Stewart / Bob Schieffer / Charles Kuralt / Erin Hayes / Randall Pinkston / Tom Fenton / Mike Wallace / Bill Plante
  • Interviews: General George Crist / Kuwaiti Ambs. to UN Mohammad Abulhasan / David Halberstam / Dr. John Lyden
  • Taped Segments: Prime Min. John Major speech
  • Coverage on "Showdown in the Gulf" re: the Persian Gulf war, including conflicting claims; US/Allied claims 3 planes, Iraq claims 55 planes/ Allied ground forces have not attacked yet/ security has increased in US airports.

  • Begin Time:04:00:00 pm
    End Time:04:59:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:659994
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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