Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Friday, Feb 15, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/15/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Bob Cain / Dave Michaels / Rick Sallinger / Richard Roth / Charles Feldman / Charles Bierbauer / Mary Tillotson / Jan Hopkins / Brent Sadler / Susan Bookbinder / Gary Daughters
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of Iraqi statement / excerpt of statement by John Major / missing CBS crew / excerpt of statement by Abdelarazak Al-Kandry / Israeli citizens respond to Iraqi statement / excerpt of statement by Mohammad Jaffar Mahallati / George Bush responds to Iraqi statement / Iraqi citizens respond to Iraqi statement / Soviet diplomacy
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including implications of Iraqi statement, bomb explodes in Spain, George Bush speaks to Patriot missile workers, effect of Iraqi statement on world markets.
  • Live footage of a speech from President George Bush with introductions by Thomas L. Phillips.
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from President George Bush, Brig. Gen. Richard Neal, British Prime Minister John Major, Kuwaiti Ambassador Abdelarazak al-Kandry, Joseph Alpher, Amatzia Baram, Barry Rubin, Col. Raanan Gissin, U.S. Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Jaffar Mahallati, Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Velyati, and Valerie York.

  • Begin Time:12:00:20 am
    End Time:01:01:20 pm
    TVN Record Number:660710
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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