Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CBS Evening News for Saturday, Feb 23, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CBS -- 02/23/1991 -- Saturday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Paula Zahn / Harry Smith / Jonathan Sanders / Randall Pinkston / Betsy Aaron / Jim Stewart / Harold Dow
  • Contributions: General Michael Dugan
  • Interviews: Hamad Khalil, Ryan Calder, Ittai Gross / Dara Shalom, Drew Vanderwart / David Aaron / Capt. Howard Simkin / Sgt. Johnnie Barnes
  • Taped Segments: conditions of oil wells within Kuwait / H. Norman Schwarzkopf's pen pal in the United States / reactions of school children towards the war
  • Coverage on "This Morning" re: the Persian Gulf war, including no response from Saddam Hussein of the George Bush ultimatum, Iraq shows no mercy, heavy bombing in Baghdad.

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 am
    End Time:06:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:660994
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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