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: Ralph Wenge / Sharyl Attkisson / Art Harris / Norma Quarles / Cynthia Rodgers / Frances Hardin / Sandy Gall / Glenn Oglaza / Mark Austin / Andrew Holtz
  • Taped Segments: Iraqi communication center in Rashid hotel / excerpt of tape by Kuwaiti resistance / excerpt of briefing by Abdullah El Kandari / excerpt of statement by Thomas Pickering / Jordanians march for civilians killed in bomb shelter / excerpt of statement by Ram Khury / excerpt of Kuwaiti resistance tape / Barbara Bush flies commercial airline / "Special Assignment" re: Army reservists, letters to CNN / Tornado jets / "News From Medicine" re: war medical ethics / support group
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including, Allied bombing of civilian bomb shelter, Iraqi deserters, missing CBS crew, Barbara Bush flies commercial airline, US jet crashes, UN Security Council meeting, letters to CNN.
  • Live footage of an interview with Richard Gardner.
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from Brig. Gen. Richard Neal, Col. Abdullah el Kandari, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Ram Khury, Yahya al-Sumait, Barbara Bush, Gen. Colin Powell, Gen. Wes Clark, Col. James Patrick O'Neal, Shekhar Dasgupta, Emily Hafild, Robert Von Lierop, Flight Lt. Paddy Teackle, Squadron Leader Gordon Buckley, Dr. Robert Levine, and Dr. Robert M. Veatch.

  • Begin Time:01:00:10 pm
    End Time:01:54:50 pm
    TVN Record Number:660679
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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