Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from CNN Evening News for Thursday, Feb 28, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- CNN -- 02/28/1991 -- Thursday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Bob Cain / Donna Kelley / Peter Arnett / Charles Feldman / Charles Jaco / Gene Randall / Lucia Newman
  • Contribution: Perry Smith
  • Military briefing: Ahmed Al-Robayan
  • Interviews: Jabir Al-Sabah / Jamie Smith
  • Taped Segments: excerpt of statement by Abdalla Al-Ashtal / excerpt of US military briefing by Richard Neal / Israeli and Palestinian reaction to cease fire
  • Coverage re: the cease fire, including Kuwait liberated, re-building Kuwait, US casualties, Iraqi military statement, Peter Arnett reporting from Iraq, withdrawal of US troops from the Persian Gulf, reaction to cease fire from UN members, Charles Jaco reporting from Kuwait City, Jordanian reaction to cease fire, Jeff Flock reporting from Fayetteville, North Carolina

  • Begin Time:10:00:00 am
    End Time:10:58:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661178
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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