Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Tom Brokaw / Garrick Utley / John Cochran / John Dancy / Fred Francis / Tom Aspell / Martin Fletcher / Bob Abernethy / Stephen Frazier / John Chancellor / Kenley Jones
  • Contributions: James Dunnigan / Edward Peck, Gary Sick
  • Interviews: Sen. Robert Dole / Shlomo Gazit
  • Taped Segments: Soviet efforts to end the war diplomatically / 1-mile walk in honor of Gulf troops at Fort Stewart, Georgia
  • Coverage on "America at War" re: the Persian Gulf war, including updates on political, diplomatic, and military situations and on conditions in Kuwait, Baghdad, and Tel Aviv, and greenlight given to General Norman Schwarzkopf for commencement of ground war.

  • Begin Time:10:30:00 am
    End Time:11:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661001
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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