Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Monday, Feb 04, 1991


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

  • Live discussion re: current Persian Gulf War situation, including Iranian offer to mediate settlement of situation, and US policy against targeting Saddam Hussein with Ted Koppel (ABC), Iran Deputy Representative to the UN Javad Zarif, former State Department legal advisor Abraham Sofaer, Professor Abram Chayes, and Reverend Forrest Church.
  • Taped segment with Forrest Sawyer (ABC), General Norman Schwarzkopf, Defense Secretary Richard Cheney, Iraqi analyst Ahmed Chalabi, retired General Bernard Trainor, military analyst Richard Philipps, and Pentagon Spokesman Pete Williams.
  • Report re: death of ABC soundman T.H. Lee.

  • Begin Time:10:31:00 pm
    End Time:11:01:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:646945
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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