Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Special News Broadcast recorded from ABC Evening News for Tuesday, May 19, 1992


Title: Nightline

Abstract:

  • Live interview by Ted Koppel (ABC) with Navy Lieutenant Tracy Thorne re: his decision to announce he is gay in spite of the Pentagon policy banning homosexuals from serving in the armed forces.
  • Live discussion re: the Pentagon policy banning homosexuals from serving in the armed forces with Koppel, Rep. Patricia Schroeder, and Thorne. -- Taped segment with Jackie Judd (ABC), Schroeder, Democratic presidential candidate Bill Clinton, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell, former Assistant Defense Secretary Lawrence Korb, retired army officer Chuck Magnus, Professor Charles Moskos, and former naval officer Karen Stupski.
  • Results reported by Koppel of presidential primaries in OR and WA.

  • Begin Time:11:32:00 pm
    End Time:12:01:00 am
    TVN Record Number:647277
    Copyright:Abstract and Metadata (c) 1992-2009 Vanderbilt University
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