Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Monday, Feb 11, 1991


Title: Today: Gulf War Coverage

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Faith Daniels / Jim Miklaszewski / Katherine Couric / George Lewis / John Dancy / Bill Lagattuta
  • Interviews: Genrikh Borovik, Madeleine Albright
  • Taped Segments: pro and con pressures on Pres. George Bush re: a ground war / update on war events / preparations for ground war by US troops / US-USSR relations and the war's impact on them / US demonstrations supporting and opposing the war / talent show by US ground troops
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including a meeting later today between Pres. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Colin Powell re: the situation in the Persian Gulf, and segments from/explanation of a radio address by Saddam Hussein. 2nd hour:
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Faith Daniels / Martin Fletcher / Jim Miklaszewski / Jeremy Bowen
  • Interviews: Patrick Cockburn, Bernd Debusmann, Richard Beeston
  • Taped Segments: Israeli response to the threat of chemical attack by Iraq, including Moshe Arens' upcoming meeting today with Pres. Bush / concern by Soviets and others re: US war goals / bomb damage in Iraq
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including a meeting later today between Pres. Bush, Dick Cheney, and Colin Powell re: the situation in the Persian Gulf, and updates on war and war-related events, including the Persian Gulf oil spill.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660607
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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