Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from NBC Evening News for Saturday, Oct 12, 1991


Title: The Thomas Hearings

Abstract:
  • Live NBC news special report coverage of the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, hosted by Tom Brokaw. With reports and analysis from Katherine Couric, John Cochran, and Andrea Mitchell.
  • Live footage of testimony from Judge Clarence Thomas.
  • Live footage of interviews with Professor Paul Rothstein, Catharine MacKinnon, Ricky Silberman, Carlos Gonzalez, Christi Cunningham, Emma Coleman Jordan, and Professor Charles Ogletree.

  • Begin Time:09:58:50 am
    End Time:11:00:50 am
    TVN Record Number:901346
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1991-2009 Vanderbilt University
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