ABC WORLD NEWS TONIGHT WITH PETER JENNINGS {CLINTON INAUGURATION} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of newscasts. This program features the inauguration of Bill Clinton as the forty-second president of the United States of America. The program includes footage of the swearing-in ceremony and other ceremonies and celebrations surrounding the historic event, including the following: Marilyn Horne sings about cultural diversity; Maya Angelou reads a poem; President George Bush and his wife Barbara greet Bill and Hillary Clinton at the White House; Jeff Greenfield contrasts Clinton's inaugural address with John F. Kennedy's, noting the similarities; the Bushes, after relinquishing the White House, arrive at an airport in Houston; and citizens viewing the inauguration speak of their hopes for the new administration. Additionally, Jennings reports on the following news items of the day: Serbian leaders agreed to a U.N. peace plan that would carve Bosnia into ten separate ethnic enclaves, but no ceasefire has occurred because the new borders have not yet been determined; Dr. Jack Kevorkian has reportedly helped a cancer patient commit suicide; and Morton Dean provides a retrospective of the life of deceased actress and humanitarian Audrey Hepburn. The program includes footage of Vice President Al Gore and his wife Tipper; Rep. Les Aspin (D-Wisc.); Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney; former Deputy Secretary of State Warren Christopher; National Security Council adviser Brent Scowcroft; presidential candidate H. Ross Perot; and Chelsea Clinton. Includes commercials.
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Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: January 20, 1993 6:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:28:51
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:28890
- GENRE: News
- SUBJECT HEADING: Bosnia and Hercegovina - History - 1945-; Ethnic conflicts; Euthanasia; U S - Presidency - Inaugurations - 1993
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1983-2005
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - A-1 steak sauce
- TV - Commercials - Ace Hardware store
- TV - Commercials - Arm & Hammer baking soda
- TV - Commercials - Carnival Cruise Line
- TV - Commercials - Discover card
- TV - Commercials - Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- TV - Commercials - Grape-Nuts
- TV - Commercials - Honda Civic Coupe
- TV - Commercials - Ore-Ida french fries
- TV - Commercials - Scalpicin dandruff medicine
- TV - Commercials - Sea-Bond denture adhesive
- TV - Commercials - Sensodyne
- TV - Commercials - Sprint
- TV - Commercials - Toyota automobile
- TV - Commercials - Tylenol P. M.
- TV - Promos - "Coach"
- TV - Promos - "Home Improvement"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline"
CREDITS
- Peter Jennings … Anchor
- Brit Hume … Reporter
- Jeff Greenfield … Reporter
- David Brinkley … Reporter
- Bill Greenwood … Reporter
- John McWethy … Reporter
- Morton Dean … Reporter
- Jim Wooten … Reporter
- Maya Angelou
- Les Aspin
- Barbara Bush
- George Bush
- Dick Cheney
- Warren Christopher
- Bill Clinton
- Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Chelsea Clinton
- Al Gore
- Tipper Gore
- Audrey Hepburn
- Marilyn Horne
- Jack Kevorkian
- John F. Kennedy
- H. Ross Perot
- Brent Scowcroft