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:
  • Coverage: "Showdown in the Gulf / Iraqi Scud missles strike Tel Aviv and Haifa / Ground war to begin soon / first American casualty reported: Lt Cmdr Michael S. Speicher, US Navy, age 33 years of Jacksonville, Florida

  • Reporters: Dan Rather / Tom Fenton / David Martin / Walter Cronkite / Ed Bradley / Bob Schiefer

  • Interview: Uriel Savir, Israeli Consul General to UN / Amnon Eventov, CBS News cameraman

  • Video: Footage of Press conference by Zalman Shoval, Israeli Ambassador to US / Footage of press conference by Yoram Andor, Israeli Ambassador to the UN

  • Analysis by Gen. George Crist (Ret.)

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:10:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:877894
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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