Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Thursday, Feb 07, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CBS -- 02/07/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Harry Smith / Paula Zahn / Bill Whitaker / Eric Engberg / Randall Pinkston / Robert Krulwich / Hattie Kauffman
  • Interviews: Dr. Farida Habibe
  • Speeches: none
  • Taped Segments: explosion near British defense ministry in London / 4 Iraqi planes shot down / waiting for war in the Gulf / George Bush defends the war / some of Iraq's holy city destroyed, despite efforts not to / military town of Killeen, Texas hit hard by Gulf deployment, and closure of the 2nd armored division
  • Coverage on "CBS This Morning" re: the Persian Gulf war, including four Iraqi planes downed, George Bush defends the war, while King Hussein sympathizes with Iraq.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661346
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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