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: Connie Chung / Charles Kuralt / Bob Simon / Bob McKeown / Morley Safer / Lesley Stahl / Richard Threlkeld / David Martin / Doug Tunnell / Susan Spencer
  • Interviews: James Schlesinger / Lynn Pittman / Sen. Al Gore
  • Contributions: General Michael Dugan
  • Taped Segments: fighters return to bases in Saudi Arabia after completing successful missions
  • Coverage on "CBS News Special Report: Showdown in the Gulf" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reactions to the war by some Marines in the Gulf, and Allies report only 2 US planes have been shot down, while Iraq claims that 44 US planes have been shot down.

  • Begin Time:00:59:00 am
    End Time:02:01:00 am
    TVN Record Number:659991
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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