Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Wednesday, Feb 27, 1991
Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 02/27/1991 -- Wednesday
| Abstract: | 1st hour (7-8AM): Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Katherine Couric / Joe Garagiola / Brad Willis / Tom Aspell / Deborah Roberts / Jamie Gangel / Jim Miklaszewski / Lisa Myers / Faith Daniels / Brad Willis Contributions: James Dunnigan Interviews: Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan / Geoffrey Kemp / Col. Dewey Helmcamp Taped Segments: Kuwaiti reaction to liberation/war damage in Kuwait City / surrendering Iraqi soldiers Coverage on "Special Edition of Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including the situation in Baghdad; continuing ground battles in Iraq and Kuwait; US goals in the ground war; reaction to the war in Jordan; discussion about: US military tasks/tactics; the post-war Middle East and the US role there; and logistical problems for the US/Allies in handling large numbers of enemy POWs. 2nd hour (8-9AM): Reporters: Bryant Gumbel / Katherine Couric / Joe Garagiola / Faith Daniels / Jamie Gangel / Tom Aspell / Patrick Healy / Michael MacMillan / Jim Miklaszewski Interviews: Dr. James Zogby, Clovis Maksoud / Richard Reid / unidentified citizen of Kuwait City (joined in progress) / Sergei Grigoriev / Raymond Henry Taped Segments: the reaction of Kuwaiti-Americans and Iraqi- Americans to the liberation of Kuwait Continuing coverage on "Special Edition of Today" re: the Persian Gulf war, including the situation in Kuwait; continued ground battles near Basra; conditions in Baghdad; the issue of post-war Arab unity; UNICEF's concern about children in the war zone; US-Soviet relations/the post-war role of the USSR in the Middle East; the role of the US in putting out Kuwait's oil fires; updates on the ground war. |
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| Begin Time: | 07:00:00 am |
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| End Time: | 08:58:00 am |
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| TVN Record Number: | 661165 |
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| Copyright: | Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University |
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| More Information: | Contact the staff of the Archive. |
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