Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Friday, Mar 01, 1991


Title: Gulf War Coverage -- NBC -- 03/01/1991 -- Friday

Abstract:

  • Reporters: Margaret Larson / Brad Willis / Jim Miklaszewski / Tom Aspell / James Polk / Robert Bazell / Diana Koricke / George Lewis
  • Taped Segments: the situation in Kuwait City, including scenes of the arrival of US Ambassador to Kuwait Edward Gnehm and the raising of the US flag at the Embassy / scenes of Kuwaiti, Saudi, and French officials meeting with Pres. George Bush (includes excerpts of statements) / reaction in Baghdad to the war's end / the role of US banks in funding armaments for Iraq / US high-tech "smart" weapons / Japan's limited contributions to the Allied war effort / mopping up efforts by US ground troups in Iraq
  • Coverage on "News at Sunrise" re: the end of the Persian Gulf war, including the arrival in Kuwait of the new US Ambassador, Edward Gnehm; evidence in Kuwait City of Iraqi brutality; James Baker's planned trip to the Middle East next week.

  • Begin Time:05:00:00 am
    End Time:05:28:00 am
    TVN Record Number:661428
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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