Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Sunday, Jan 20, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 01/20/1991 -- Sunday

Abstract:

Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Jane Pauley / Brad Willis / Arthur Kent / Fred Francis / Stan Bernard / Tom Aspell / Martin Fletcher / John Dancy / Mike Jensen / Dennis Murphy / Jim Cummins / Kenley Jones

  • Interviews: taped interview of Dick Cheney by Tom Brokaw (6:37-6:42)
  • Taped Segments: war scenes / US ground troops / US weapons/missiles / excerpts of interview with Joseph Bermudez / US Naval pilot training / conditions in Baghdad / war reaction in Tel Aviv / Israel and the Palestinian issue / war response by Clinton (Iowa) residents / the politics of oil / divisions among the Arab nations / a view of the war from Dallas (Texas) / hometown reaction to the death of US pilot Scott Speicher
  • Coverage on "America at War" re: the Persian Gulf War, including updates on the number of US and Allied POWs in Iraq.

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 pm
    End Time:06:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660154
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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