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Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Monday, Feb 18, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 02/18/1991 -- Monday

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Ike Seamans / Alan Little / Jamie Gangel / Faith Daniels / Jim Miklaszewski / Lisa Myers / Bill Lagattuta / Brad Willis
  • Interviews: Andrei Kortunov / Avi Pazner / Sen. Richard Lugar and Rep. Lee Hamilton
  • Taped Segments: US home front sentiment re: the war / US military concerns re: the ground war
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including today's Moscow meeting between Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz and Mikhail Gorbachev (and US response), conditions in Iraq, signs that the US ground war is imminent, mine damage to two US warships in the Gulf, and Israel's stance on the war. 2nd hour:
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Faith Daniels / Jim Miklaszewski / Tom Aspell / Bob Abernethy / Douglas Kiker
  • Interviews: Iranian ambassador to the UN, Dr. Kamal Kharrazi / Sergei Grigoriev
  • Taped Segments: conditions in Iraq / the US Space Command in Colorado Springs (Colorado)
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including the USSR peace plan given to Tariq Aziz.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660810
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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