Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Feb 14, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/14/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Bob Cain / Don Miller / Rick Sallinger / Gene Randall / Jeanne Moos / Cynthia Rodgers
  • Taped Segments:excerpt of statement by Moshe Arens / excerpt of tape by Kuwaiti resistance group / Barbara Bush flies commercial airplane
  • Coverage on re: Persian Gulf War, including Allied bombing of civilian bomb shelter, Iraqi communication center in Rashid hotel, analysis of military briefing, UN Security Council meeting, US embassy attacked in Bonn, US jet crashes.
  • Live footage of military briefings from Col. Ahmed al-Robayan, Lt. Col. Ayad al-Jaeid, and Group Capt. Niall Irving.
  • Live footage of interviews with James Blackwell (CNN).
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from Brig. Gen. Richard Neal, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Arens, Col. Abdullah el Kandari, and Barbara Bush.

  • Begin Time:10:01:30 am
    End Time:10:58:10 am
    TVN Record Number:660676
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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