Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Susan Rook / Bernard Shaw / Wolf Blitzer / Bob Franken / Ralph Begleiter / Peter Arnett / Scott Pelley / John Camp / Andrew Holtz
  • Contributions: Perry Smith
  • Taped Segments: Patriot missiles intercept Scud missile / Colin Powell and Dick Cheney's military assessment of the war / ground war preparation / US aid to Jordan threatened / rebuilding of Iraq and Kuwait / Jordanian support of Iraq / effects of Allied bombing on Iraqi civilians / excerpt of speech by Dan Quayle at Camp Pendleton / Gulf electronic mail networks / Allied air war / "Special Assignment" re: private security industry / children's war art / "News From Medicine" re: military surgeons / the last 18 hours
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including American civilian killed in Turkey, perspective on US military preparation.

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661337
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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