Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Feb 21, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/21/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Ralph Wenge / Catherine Crier / Charles Bierbauer / Ralph Begleiter / Peter Arnett / Ken Bode / Charles Jaco / Steve Hurst / Greg Lefevre / Wolf Blitzer
  • Contributions: Robert Moore
  • Interviews: Brian Urquhart / Abdulrazak Al-Hashimi / Galia Golan / Hanna Siniora
  • Speech: Vitaly Ignatenko
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of statement by Dick Cheney in response to speech by Saddam Hussei / Tariq Aziz in Moscow / Iraqi citizens listen to speech by Saddam Hussein / US leaders respond to a ground war / "Special Assignment" re: children of Guardsmen from Paris, Illinois / British attack
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including Blackhawk MEDIVAC helicopter crashed, Iraqi bunkers, Army colonel released of his command, air raid sirens in Saudi Arabia, analysis of Soviet peace plan.

  • Begin Time:05:00:00 pm
    End Time:05:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660912
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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