Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Sunday, Feb 24, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/24/1991 -- Sunday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Wolf Blitzer / Molly McCoy / Dave Michaels / Rick Sallinger / Peter Arnett / Mary Tillotson / Ralph Begleiter / Mitch Leopard / Charles Jaco / Stefan Kotsonis / Greg LaMotte / Dan Blackburn
  • Contributions: James Blackwell / Sandy Gall
  • Interviews: Saud Nasir Al-Sabah / Pat Schroeder
  • Taped Segments: ground war / citizens in Baghdad / excerpt of statement by John Major / war protest in London / excerpt of statement by Tom King / Saudi Arabian forces in Kuwait / US pilots description of the ground war / Marines' wives
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including US casualties, Scud/Patriot missiles in Saudi Arabia, Turkey's role in the war, funding the war.

  • Begin Time:12:00:00 am
    End Time:12:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661014
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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