Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Saturday, Feb 16, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/16/1991 -- Saturday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Catherine Crier / Dave Michaels / Peter Arnett / Frank Sesno / Jeff Flock / Jeanne Moos
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of interview with Dick Cheney / ground war perspective by Perry Smith / US soldier trains for baseball
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including US planes shot down, Iraqi POWs, implications of Iraqi statement, interview with members of the Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, war poll, Iraqi reaction to US rejection of Iraqi statement.

  • Begin Time:11:00:00 am
    End Time:11:29:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660747
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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