Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 05, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/05/1991 -- Tuesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Bob Cain / Mary Anne Loughlin / John Sweeney / Tom Mintier
  • Contributions: Dave Donald / Barbara Boxer
  • Interview: Charlton Heston / Christopher Hitchens
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of briefing by Robert B. Johnston / excerpt of briefing by Ahmed Al-Robayan / Allied air raid on Iraq / Iraq refuses heating oil to public / excerpt of briefing by George Bush / Iraq's Republican Guard
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Syrian troops engage in combat, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell being sent to Persian Gulf, use of British bases for B-52, USS Oklahoma City, analysis of the war, bill concerning both parents in the war.

  • Begin Time:00:00:00 am
    End Time:00:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661262
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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