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: Jonathan Mann / David French / Charles Jaco / Wolf Blitzer / Mary Tillotson / Sean Callebs / Pat Buchanan
  • Interviews: Daniel Yergin / Eleanor Clift / Arnaud de Borchgrave
  • Taped Segments: US Marines in Kuwait / US soldier wounded / excerpt of interview with Robert Gates / excerpt of interview with Brent Scowcroft / US citizens' reaction to the start of the ground war
  • Coverage and updates re: the Persian Gulf war, including ground war, Allied casualties, Iraq's scorched earth policy
  • Coverage on "Cross Fire" re: the ground war and the effect of the war on the presidency of George Bush.

  • Begin Time:06:00:00 pm
    End Time:06:58:00 pm
    TVN Record Number:661020
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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