Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Dave Michaels / David French / Charles Bierbauer / Peter Arnett / Mike Chinoy / Greg Lefevre / Linda Scherzer / Steve Hurst / Gene Randall / Jeanne Moos
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of statement by Marlin Fitzwater / Allied air raid over Iraq / excerpt of statement by Abdullah Dabbagh / Scud missile attacks Israel / Soviet diplomacy
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including statement from George Bush, Scud missile attacks Israel, letters to CNN --Repeat of "News Maker Saturday"
  • Taped footage of interviews and statements from Vitaly Ignatenko, Turkish President Turgut Ozal, Brig. Gen. Richard Neal, Pete Williams, Rear Adm. Mike McConnell, Lt. Gen. Thomas Kelly, Soviet Ambassador Yuli Vorontsov, US Ambassador Thomas Pickering, Razi Miktamen, Tahlib Sada, Dr. Talib Hussein, Abdullah Dabbagh, Shimon Peres, Hanna Siniora, Vitaly Ignatenko, and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz.

  • Begin Time:04:00:00 pm
    End Time:04:30:10 pm
    TVN Record Number:660984
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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