Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Wednesday, May 22, 1991


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

  • Live discussion re: USSR downing of KAL Flight 007 in 1983 with Ted Koppel (ABC), Families of KAL Victims Association Chairman Hans Ephraimson-Abt, author David Pearson, author James Oberg, and "Izvestia" reporter Alexander Shalnev.
  • Taped segment with Rick Inderfurth (ABC), excerpt of 9/5/83 speech by then President Ronald Reagan, former Soviet pilot Lieutenant Colonel Gennadi Osipovich, "Izvestia" reporter Andrey Illesh, and Soviet search team Captain Mikhail Girs.

  • Begin Time:11:31:00 pm
    End Time:12:00:00 am
    TVN Record Number:647005
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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