CNN SOVIET COUP COVERAGE, HOUR 23: LARRY KING LIVE (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:26644. The 23rd hour of CNN's coverage of the attempted coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. On "Larry King Live," King introduces Jeane Kirkpatrick, former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, who says that there are some encouraging signs regarding the coup -- communications with the Soviet Union have not been cut, and the leaders seem to be making an effort to talk to the press. Gary Kasparov, the world chess champion from Russia, says that the coup attempt is not a surprise at all and that it will fail because the leaders are weak. King's third guest, Richard Dekmejian, professor of political science at the University of Southern California, expresses his belief that Pres. George Bush has not done enough to show support for Russian President Boris Yeltsin and to ensure Gorbachev's safety. The three guests then respond to viewer call-in questions. The final guest, former KGB operative Stanislav Levchenko, expresses concern about internal dangers stemming from the coup, and says that the KGB has a minority of younger members who will support Yeltsin. Bernard Shaw previews the upcoming edition of "CNN World News," and Karen Maginnis delivers the national weather forecast. Continues with T:26645.
Includes commercials and promos. Cataloging of this program was made possible by a grant from the Times Mirror Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: CNN
- DATE: August 19, 1991 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:58:59
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:26645
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: U S - Foreign relations - U S S R; U S S R - History - Attempted coup, 1991
- SERIES RUN: CNN - TV, 1991
- COMMERCIALS:
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- TV - Commercials - BenGay pain reliever
- TV - Commercials - Buick Roadmaster
- TV - Commercials - Fleischmann's Egg Beaters
- TV - Commercials - Ford Escort
- TV - Commercials - Good Neighbor pharmacy
- TV - Commercials - Hampton Inn
- TV - Commercials - Instapure water filters
- TV - Commercials - Jewelers of America
- TV - Commercials - Lanier voice products
- TV - Commercials - MCI
- TV - Commercials - Nabisco products
- TV - Commercials - P.S. Gitano jeans
- TV - Commercials - Pontiac automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Realty World
- TV - Commercials - Saab automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Steamagic iron
- TV - Commercials - The New Yorker magazine
- TV - Commercials - Unisom sleeping tablets
- TV - PSA - American Forest Council
- TV - PSA - Partnership for a Drug-Free America
- TV - Promos - "National Geographic Explorer"
- TV - Promos - CNN
CREDITS
- Larry King … Host
- Jeane Kirkpatrick … Guest
- Gary Kasparov … Guest
- Richard Dekmejian … Guest
- Stanislav Levchenko … Guest
- Karen Maginnis … Reporter, Weather
- Bernard Shaw … Anchor
- George Bush
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Ronald Reagan
- Gennadi Yanayev
- Boris Yeltsin