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CNN SOVIET COUP COVERAGE, HOUR 65:
THE INTERNATIONAL HOUR (TV)

Summary

Continued from T:27672. The 65th hour of CNN's continuous coverage of the attempted coup against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. On "The International Hour," anchor Catherine Crier summarizes the events of the day in the Soviet Union. Following a report from Moscow, where the people are celebrating the failure of the coup, Crier interviews Martin Walker of The Manchester Guardian (U.K.). The effect of the events in the Soviet Union are examined in reports from London and Wall Street. The "World Report" segment includes Russian reporter Maxim Tkachenko discussing his perspective on the coup, and other reports from Cuban and Lithuanian television. In late-breaking news, Crier reports that Sen. Al Gore (D-Tenn.) has announced that he not will seek the Democratic nomination for president in 1992. Following a video montage from Moscow, Lou Waters concludes the hour with a preview of the upcoming edition of "CNN Newsday." Continues with T:27674.

Includes commercials for Betty Crocker Light cake and frosting, Miracle-Ear hearing aid, Metamucil Wafers, Nabisco Spoon Size Shredded Wheat, Fantastik spray cleaner, Air Travel Card, Terminix International exterminators, Hot Springs National Park, The New Yorker magazine, Nytol sleep aid, DentuCreme, McDonald's, Carpets of Dalton, Inc., Ramada, Fleischmann's Egg Beaters, Fidelity Investments, InstaPure Water Filter, Mail Boxes Etc., and Ziploc Storage Bags; promos for CNN, The Family Channel, and "The Oprah Winfrey Show"; and a public service announcement for the National Safe Boating Council and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Cataloging of this program was made possible by a grant from the Times Mirror Foundation.

Details

  • NETWORK: CNN
  • DATE: August 21, 1991 3:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:58:17
  • COLOR/B&W: Color
  • CATALOG ID: T:27673
  • GENRE: News
  • SUBJECT HEADING: U S - Elections - 1992; U S S R - History - Attempted coup, 1991
  • SERIES RUN: CNN - TV, 1991
  • COMMERCIALS:
    • TV - Commercials - Air Travel Card
    • TV - Commercials - Betty Crocker Light cake and frosting
    • TV - Commercials - Carpets of Dalton, Inc.
    • TV - Commercials - DentuCreme
    • TV - Commercials - Fantastik spray cleaner
    • TV - Commercials - Fidelity Investments
    • TV - Commercials - Fleischmann's Egg Beaters
    • TV - Commercials - Hot Springs National Park
    • TV - Commercials - InstaPure Water Filter
    • TV - Commercials - Mail Boxes Etc.
    • TV - Commercials - McDonald's
    • TV - Commercials - Metamucil Wafers
    • TV - Commercials - Miracle-Ear hearing aid
    • TV - Commercials - Nabisco Spoon Size Shredded Wheat
    • TV - Commercials - Nytol sleep aid
    • TV - Commercials - Ramada
    • TV - Commercials - Terminix International exterminators
    • TV - Commercials - The New Yorker magazine
    • TV - Commercials - Ziploc Storage Bags
    • TV - PSA - National Safe Boating Council
    • TV - PSA - U.S. Coast Guard
    • TV - Promos - "The Oprah Winfrey Show"
    • TV - Promos - CNN
    • TV - Promos - The Family Channel

CREDITS

  • Catharine Crier … Anchor
  • Steve Hurst … Reporter
  • Rick Sallinger … Reporter
  • Terry Keenan … Reporter
  • Maxim Tkachenko … Reporter
  • Raimondas Sestakauskas … Reporter
  • Gilberto Caballero … Reporter
  • James Baker
  • Aleksandr Bessmertnykh
  • Christoph Bluth
  • George Bush
  • Mikhail Gorbachev
  • Oleg Gordievski
  • Albert Gore
  • Margaret Thatcher
  • Martin Walker
  • Lou Waters
  • Gennadi Yanayev
  • Boris Yeltsin
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