Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Coverage on "War in the Gulf" re: the Persian Gulf war, including a press conference by the Kuwaiti Ambassador to the U.S., airport security, and a statement from Muammar Kadhafi.
  • Reporters: Ralph Wenge / Sharyl Attkisson / Wolf Blitzer / Jim Hill / Jeff Flock / Don Miller / Robert Wiener / Jan Hopkins / Charles Feldman / John Zarrella
  • Interviews: Maj. General Perry Smith
  • Press Conference: Kuwaiti Ambassador to U.S., Saud Nasir Al-Sabah
  • Statement: Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi
  • Taped Segments: airport security at JFK / international economic impact / war update / excerpts of interviews with and/or statements by Ali Salem, William Ferrante, Margaret Tutwiler, President George Bush, Dick Cheney, Saddam Hussein, Soviet Amb. to the U.N. Yuli Vorontsov, and Iranian Amb. to the U.N. Kamal Kharrazi

  • Begin Time:01:00:00 pm
    End Time:02:00:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:659951
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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