Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Joe Garagiola / Jim Miklaszewski / George Lewis / Katherine Couric / Bob Abernathy / Tom Aspell / John Dancy
  • Contributions: Robin Wright / Col. Harry Summers
  • Interviews: Ahmed al-Shayji / Mike Jensen / Lt. Col. Ibrahim Sharf, Saqer al-Buajian
  • Taped Segments: Reaction in Jordan to Baghdad radio report
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including Baghdad radio report that Iraq is conditionally prepared to withdraw from Kuwait and US response, peace efforts in the USSR, and the Iraqi offer's impact on international stock markets, oil and gold prices.
  • Also includes segmets on other topics.

    2nd hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Faith Daniels / John Dancy / Jim Miklaszewski / Katherine Couric / Alan Little / Tom Aspell / George Lewis
  • Contributions: Robin Wright / Col. Harry Summers
  • Interviews: General Shlomo Gezit / Abdul Razak al-Hashimi
  • Statements: George Bush (8:56-9:01)
  • Taped Segments: Marlin Fitzwater statement earlier today re: Iraqi conditions for withdrawal from Kuwait (8:32-8:33)
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including Iraq's conditional offer to withdraw from Kuwait, possible motivation behind it, and US response.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:07:59:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660734
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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