Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Friday, Feb 08, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/08/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Lou Waters / Sharyl Attkisson / Jeanne Moos / Linda Scherzer / Peter Sharp / Christiane Amanpour
  • Interviews: Robert Grant / Robert Drinan
  • Taped Segments: Dick Cheney and Colin Powell arrive in Persian Gulf / Allied air war / Iraqi defectors / Persian Gulf oil spills / anti-American demonstration in Jordan / implications of speech by King Hussein / guerillas killed in Israel / Persian Gulf oil spills rescue efforts / excerpt of speech by Dan Quayle / Iranian impressions of the war / peace protest movement
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Iraq sends letter to UN, infant formula factory in Iraq, bombs found near Norfolk Naval Base, bombs in Turkey, guerillas killed in Israel, desalination plant in Saudi Arabia closed, Dick Cheney and Colin Powell arrive in Persian Gulf, Dan Quayle visits General Dynamics, letters to CNN, Iran feels effect of Allied bombing in Iraq, the issue of a just war, letters to CNN.

  • Begin Time:04:00:00 pm
    End Time:04:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661363
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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