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: Catherine Crier / Ralph Wenge / Peter Arnett / Brian Cabell / Jeanne Moos / Wolf Blitzer / Greg Lefevre / Cynthia Rodgers
  • Taped Segments: reaction to Iraqi statement / excerpt of George Bush speech to Patriot missile workers / excerpt of statement by John Major
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including reaction to Iraqi statement, Iraqi statement, Soviet diplomacy, British reaction to Iraqi statement, Israeli reaction to Iraqi statement, Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Cairo, reaction to Iraqi statement from UN Security Council members.
  • Live footage of a military briefing from Lt. Gen. Thomas Kelly, Pete Williams, and Capt. David Herrington.
  • Live footage of an interview with Vitaly Ignatenko.
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from President George Bush, British Prime Minister John Major, Avi Pazner, Amatzia Bar Am, Shimon Peres, Barry Rubin, Ehud Yaari, Faisal Husseini, Yemeni Ambassador Abdalla al-Ashtal, and Israeli Ambassador Yoram Aridor.

  • Begin Time:02:00:20 pm
    End Time:03:01:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660712
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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