Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, Jan 30, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- ABC -- 01/30/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

  • 1st hour
  • Reporters: Charles Gibson / Miriam Hernandez / Mike Schneider / Sam Donaldson / Ann Compton
  • Interviews: Leon Panetta / Paul Sarbanes / Chris Matthews / Fred Grandy / Harm Dublais / William Quandt / Richard Murphy
  • Taped Segments: Speech by Mike Gallagher / George Bush speech
  • Coverage on "Good Morning America" re: the Persian Gulf war, including reports of ground fighting and congressional reaction to the President's message.
  • 2nd hour
  • Reporters: Charles Gibson / Miriam Hernandez / Mike Schneider / Dennis Troute
  • Interviews: Hal Bruno / Daniel Yergin / Yossi Olmert
  • Taped Segments: Speech by Mike Gallagher / George Bush speech
  • Coverage on "Good Morning America" re: the Persian Gulf war, including first reports of US Marine deaths in a ground battle near Khafji (Saudi Arabia), Pres. Bush states that the war is "on course", protesting groups assert that the war is over oil, US aircraft burn one Iraqi ship, and US captures two Iraqi prisoners of war.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660485
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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