Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

1st hour:

  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Joe Garagiola / Jim Miklaszewski / Tom Brokaw / Faith Daniels / Tom Aspell / Jamie Gangel / Martin Fletcher / Don Oliver
  • Interviews: Eliot Cohen, John Mearsheimer / Dr. Martin McCauley / Col. Earl Ferguson, M.D. / Lt. General William Pagonis
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including issues related to the Soviet peace plan, continuing US preparations for a ground war, the situation in Baghdad, Israeli response to the Soviet peace initiative, preparations for US war casualties at USAF Medical Center in Wiesbaden (Germany), and concern in western Europe re: possible war-related acts of terrorism. 2nd hour:
  • Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Deborah Norville / Joe Garagiola / Faith Daniels / Tom Aspell / Jim Miklaszewski / George Lewis / Claudia Brown
  • Interviews: Staff Sgt. Dave Kendall, Spec. Aaron Phillippi
  • Taped Segments: the situation in Baghdad / response by US troops to the imminent ground war / the role of ground crews in the US air war / response by families of Native Americans serving in the Gulf / the war's effect on the lives of students attending Norwich University, a military school in Vermont
  • Coverage on "Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including issues related to the Soviet peace plan.

  • Begin Time:07:00:00 am
    End Time:08:59:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660842
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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