Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 06, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/06/1991 -- Wednesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Mary Anne Loughlin / Bob Cain / Charles Bierbauer / John Sweeney / Sonya Friedman / Christiane Amanpour / Peter Sharp
  • Contributions: Marshall Goldman / Studs Terkel / Barbara Reynolds
  • Taped Segments: damage of Iraq caused by Allied bombing / effects of bombing on Republican Guard / Allied air war / excerpt of speech by James Baker / excerpt of briefing by Niall Irving / bombs explode in Greece, Iran's policy in the war / 82nd Airborne / Kuwaitis volunteer in Britain / Kuwaiti refugees / US military strategy
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including summary of military briefings, Saddam Hussein's bomb shelter
  • Discussion on "Round Table" re: assessment of the Persian Gulf war.

  • Begin Time:12:00:00 am
    End Time:01:57:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661297
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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