Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Tuesday, Feb 19, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/19/1991 -- Tuesday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Susan Rook / Bernard Shaw / Steve Hurst / Wolf Blitzer / Peter Arnett / John Holliman / Bob Franken / Richard Roth / Ralph Begleiter / Steve Young / Brooks Jackson / Robert Vito
  • Taped Segments: George Bush response to Soviet peace initiative / Soviet response to George Bush / imminency of ground war / continuation of Allied air war / mosque bombed in Iraq / Apache helicopters / Israel's policy in the war / witnesses tell of Iraqi brutality against Kuwaities / effect of the war on children / Soviet diplomacy / Iraqi military supporters / "Special Assignment" re: effect of the war on domestic politics / training for desert warfare / the last 18 hours
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including Soviet peace initiative, war poll, multiple launch rocket system, Scud missile attacks Israel, Persian Gulf oil spills, war poll.

  • Begin Time:09:00:00 pm
    End Time:09:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660831
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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