Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Martin Fletcher / Mike Boettcher / Fred Francis / John Cochran / John Dancy / Arthur Kent
  • Contributions: Col. Harry Summers
  • Speech: Israeli Ambassador to the US, Zalman Shoval (9:32- 9:41)
  • Interviews: Sen. William Cohen / Henry Kissinger / Donald Ratajczak / Joyce Starr and Rabbi David Saperstein / Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Yorom Aridor / Israeli Health Minister, Ehud Olmert
  • Coverage on "America at War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including Pentagon confirmation of the first American war casualty, Scud missile attacks on Israel and Saudi Arabia, and discussion about possible Israeli retaliation.

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 am
    End Time:09:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660014
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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