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: Mary Anne Loughlin / Bob Cain / Larry LaMotte / Bob Martin / Mary Tillotson / Christiane Amanpour / Greg LaMotte
  • Contributions: Brent Sadler / Perry Smith / Peter Sharp
  • Interviews: Gary Clark / Ray Roberts
  • Taped Segments: quote from Dick Cheney / implications of Cheney and Colin Powell's trip to Persian Gulf / excerpt of interview with Tom King / excerpt of briefing by Khalid bin Sultan / Iraqi media reporting of the war / Scout and Cobra helicopters / oil spills rescue efforts / Iranian's impressions of the war / Iraqi support in Jordan / excerpt of speech by Dan Quayle at Camp Pendleton / women in the war
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including possible ground war, Iraqi defections, mail for the troops, Camp Le Jeune, perspective on US preparation for the ground war, US aid to Jordan threatened, implications of speech by King Hussein, bomb explodes in Turkey, news papers respond to the war.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661355
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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