Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Friday, Jan 18, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- ABC -- 01/18/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Charles Gibson / Joan Lunden / Peter Jennings / Ann Compton / Gary Shepard / Bob Zelnick / Michael Guillen
  • Contributions: General Bernard Trainor / George Joffe / Dominique Moisi
  • Interviews: Vladimir Sahkarov
  • Taped Segments: chemical warfare and weaponry, its history and uses, with US Army Chemical Division Col. Walter Busbee / pool video of the aerial bombing of Iraqi targets and first night's bombing of Iraq
  • Coverage on "The Gulf War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including discussion of the lack of resistance by Iraqi Air Force in battle.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:09:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:897581
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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