Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Dan Rather / Bob Simon / David Martin / Tom Fenton / David Dow / Lesley Stahl / Mike Wallace / James Hattori / Bob Schieffer / Harold Dow / Charles Kuralt / Bob McNamara / Robert Krulwich / Frank Currier
  • Interviews: Abdul Razzak al-Hashemi / Zalman Shoval
  • Contributions: General Michael Dugan / General George Crist
  • Taped Segments: Marines already under fire at Kuwaiti border / families at Camp Pendleton watch their loved ones in the Gulf / Iraqi missile attack on Tel Aviv, Israel / a look at US pilots and their role in the war / fear and threats of terrorism in US during the war / Some americans show support for the war, while others protest it / American flags are now "all the rage" / the cost of war / middle America reacts to the war / families of soldiers in the Gulf react to the war
  • Coverage on "CBS News: Showdown in the Gulf" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports that four US pilots have been captured, Iraq attacks Israel, and the cost of the Gulf war.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:07:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660064
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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