Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Friday, Feb 22, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/22/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Dave Michaels / Sharyl Attkisson / Christiane Amanpour / Steve Hurst / Richard Blystone / Jeanne Moos / Charles Jaco / Pam Olson / Frank Sesno / John Zarrella
  • Contribution: Paul Davies
  • Interviews: Dayle Spencer
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of statement by Iraqi Minister of Information Official / excerpt of interviews with Benjamin Netanyahu and Hanan Ashrawi / excerpt of statement by Hassan Al-Sanad / family members in war together / troops engaging in recreation / British soldiers staying physically fit / the seige of Vicksburgh and its similarity to the Persian Gulf ground war
  • Coverage re: Persian Gulf War, including proposals by Mikhail Gorbachev, Iraqi-Soviet peace plan, Israeli and Palestinian reactions, negotiations and conflict resolution, Kuwaiti oil fires.

  • Begin Time:03:00:00 pm
    End Time:03:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:660946
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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