Vanderbilt Television News Archive

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


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

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Mary Alice Williams / Garrick Utley / James Polk / Deborah Roberts / Jim Miklaszewski / Kenley Jones
  • Interviews: (joined in progress) General William Odom, Sen. John Glenn / Pam Campbell / Phebe Marr
  • Taped Segments: excerpts of today's military briefing by General Norman Schwarzkopf / a look at the Family Assistance Center at Fort Stewart (Georgia)
  • Coverage on special edition of "Sunday Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including updates on the ground war, a Baghdad radio report calling for terrorist acts against US and Allied interests, and discussion about miscalculations Saddam Hussein has made since his invasion of Kuwait.

  • Begin Time:08:00:00 am
    End Time:08:28:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661039
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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