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: Harry Smith / Paula Zahn / Wyatt Andrews / Jim Stewart / Charles Osgood / Steve Kroft / Harold Dow / Bill Plante / David Dow
  • Interviews: Edmund O'Sullivan / Geoffrey Kemp / General Fred Haynes / Steve Tyler / Sam Longoria
  • Contributions: David Aaron
  • Taped Segments: interviews with US fighter pilots after bombing runs / families of soldiers in the Gulf react to the war and anti-war protests ensue / Arab-americans react to the war in the Gulf / families of soldiers in Camp Pendleton, California react to the war in the Gulf
  • Coverage on "CBS News Special Report" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports that there have been some Allied casualties, Allied air strikes continue, Allies and Iraqis trade fire across border, and things are "going well" according to Pres. George Bush.

  • Begin Time:04:59:00 am
    End Time:06:01:00 am
    TVN Record Number:659984
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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