The following special news broadcasts are available in the collection of the Vanderbilt Television News Archive from 1986:
Jan 01, 1986 CBS: Reagan and Gorbachev New Years Messages
Jan 01, 1986 NBC: Reagan and Gorbachev New Years Messages
Jan 07, 1986 ABC: Reagan News Conference- Introduction
Jan 07, 1986 ABC: Reagan News Conference- Analysis
Jan 07, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference- Introduction
Jan 07, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference- Analysis
Jan 07, 1986 MTO: Reagan Press Conference
Jan 07, 1986 NBC: Reagan Press Conference
Jan 19, 1986 PBS: Campaign on Cue: the Presidential Election of 1984
Jan 20, 1986 ABC: Martin Luther King Holiday Observance
Jan 21, 1986 NBC: Life, Death and AIDS
Jan 25, 1986 CBS: The Vanishing Family: Crisis In Black America
Jan 26, 1986 PBS: Campaigning on Cue: the Presidential Election of 1984
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 ABC: The Shuttle: Disaster In Space
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 CBS: Disaster In Space
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: Challenger Explosion
Jan 28, 1986 NBC: The Tragedy of Challenger's Seven
Jan 28, 1986 PBS: Inside Story: Jews of Moscow
Jan 29, 1986 NBC: NASA Press Conference Re: Challenger
Jan 31, 1986 ABC: Challenger Memorial
Jan 31, 1986 CBS: In Memory of the Challenger Seven
Jan 31, 1986 NBC: A Day of Mourning: Challenger Memorial Service
Feb 02, 1986 PBS: Media and the 1984 Presidential Campaign
Feb 04, 1986 ABC: Reagan State of The Union and Democratic Response (MTO)
Feb 04, 1986 CBS: State of the Union- Introduction
Feb 04, 1986 CBS: State of the Union- First Analysis
Feb 04, 1986 CBS: State of the Union- Second Analysis
Feb 04, 1986 NBC: Reagan State of The Union (Introduction only)
Feb 04, 1986 NBC: Reagan State of The Union (between SOTU and Dem. response only)
Feb 04, 1986 NBC: Reagan State of The Union (Post-event only)
Feb 11, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference (Intro)
Feb 11, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference
Feb 11, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference
Feb 11, 1986 MTO: Reagan Press Conference
Feb 11, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Introduction only)
Feb 11, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Post-event only)
Feb 11, 1986 PBS: Truth Soviet Style
Feb 19, 1986 PBS: Northern Ireland: At the Edge of the Union
Feb 25, 1986 CBS: An Ending and A Beginning
Feb 26, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Intro
Feb 26, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- First Analysis
Feb 26, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Second Analysis
Feb 26, 1986 NBC: The Price of Defense: Reagan Address (Intro only)
Feb 26, 1986 NBC: The Price of Defense: Reagan Address (In between address and Dem. response)
Feb 26, 1986 NBC: The Price of Defense: Reagan Address (Post-event only)
Feb 26, 1986 PBS: Apartheid's People
Mar 16, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: Nicaragua (intro)
Mar 16, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: Nicaragua (Post)
Mar 16, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: Nicaragua / Democratic Response (Post)
Mar 16, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address
Mar 16, 1986 MTO: Reagan Speech Re: Nicaragua
Mar 16, 1986 NBC: The Contra Battle: Reagan address (Introduction only)
Mar 16, 1986 NBC: The Contra Battle: Reagan address (In between address and Dem response)
Mar 16, 1986 NBC: The Contra Battle: Reagan address (Post-event only)
Mar 20, 1986 ABC: Vote on Contra Aid
Mar 24, 1986 ABC: Larry Speakes Press Conference Re: Libya
Mar 24, 1986 ABC: Barbara Walters Special: Ron And Nancy Reagan
Mar 24, 1986 CBS: Larry Speakes News Conference
Mar 24, 1986 NBC: Speakes Press Conference Re: Gulf of Sidra
Mar 24, 1986 NBC: Weinberger Press Conference Re: Gulf of Sidra
Mar 25, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America
Mar 26, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America
Mar 29, 1986 ABC: Larry Speakes News Conference
Apr 07, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America
Apr 07, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America
Apr 09, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference (Intro)
Apr 09, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference (Analysis)
Apr 09, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference
Apr 09, 1986 MTO: Reagan Press Conference
Apr 09, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Introduction only)
Apr 09, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Post-event only)
Apr 09, 1986 PBS: Flashpoint: Israel and the Palestinians (Part 1)
Apr 09, 1986 PBS: Flashpoint: Israel and the Palestinians (Part 2)
Apr 09, 1986 PBS: The Paper Curtain
Apr 09, 1986 PBS: Flashpoint: Israel and the Palestinians (Part 3)
Apr 14, 1986 ABC: US Air Raid On Libya / Speakes Press Conference
Apr 14, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya (Intro)
Apr 14, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: United States Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: United States Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: United States Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid on Libya - Introduction
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid on Libya - Analysis
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: Shultz and Weinberger Press Conference Re: US Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 CBS: Shultz and Weinberger Press Conference Re: US Air Raid on Libya - Analysis
Apr 14, 1986 MTO: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: United States Air Raid on Libya
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: Introduction to Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: Reagan Speech Re: US Air Raid On Libya - Analysis
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: Shultz and Weinberger Press Conference Re: US Air Raid On Libya
Apr 14, 1986 NBC: Shultz and Weinberger Press Conference Re: US Air Raid On Libya - Analysis
Apr 15, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America
Apr 22, 1986 NBC: The Japan They Don't Talk About
Apr 25, 1986 PBS: Visions of Star Wars
Apr 26, 1986 PBS: Spain: Ten Years After, A Reporter's Notebook
Apr 29, 1986 CBS: Bulletins: Chernobyl
Apr 29, 1986 CBS: Bulletins: Chernobyl
Apr 29, 1986 NBC: Bulletins Re: Chernobyl
May 06, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference (Intro)
May 06, 1986 ABC: Reagan Press Conference (Post)
May 06, 1986 CBS: Reagan Press Conference
May 06, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Introduction only)
May 06, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Post-event only)
May 29, 1986 ABC: Viewpoint: Journalistic Freedom in the US
Jun 03, 1986 ABC: The Washington Summit
Jun 06, 1986 PBS: 25 Years of The Presidency - Part 1
Jun 11, 1986 ABC: Reagan News Conference- Intro
Jun 11, 1986 ABC: Reagan News Conference- Analysis
Jun 11, 1986 CBS: Reagan Press Conference
Jun 11, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Introduction only)
Jun 11, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Post-event only)
Jun 13, 1986 PBS: 25 Years Of The Presidency
Jun 17, 1986 ABC: Burger Supreme Court Resignation
Jun 17, 1986 CBS: Burger Supreme Court Resignation
Jun 17, 1986 CBS: The Chief Justice Steps Down
Jun 17, 1986 NBC: Burger Supreme Court Resignation
Jun 17, 1986 NBC: Achille Lauro: A Study In Terror
Jun 18, 1986 PBS: Nicaragua Was Our Home
Jul 02, 1986 PBS: Good Intentions
Jul 02, 1986 PBS: Justice for All
Jul 03, 1986 ABC: Liberty Weekend
Jul 03, 1986 CBS: Liberty Weekend
Jul 03, 1986 NBC: Liberty Weekend
Jul 09, 1986 CBS: The Burger Years
Jul 30, 1986 ABC: After Sexual Revolution
Aug 04, 1986 NBC: Reagan Statement Re: Drug Policy
Aug 12, 1986 ABC: Reagan News Conference
Aug 12, 1986 CBS: Reagan Press Conference and Comments
Aug 12, 1986 CBS: Reagan Press Conference and Comments
Aug 12, 1986 MTO: Reagan Press Conference and Comments
Aug 12, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Introduction only)
Aug 12, 1986 NBC: President Reagan's News Conference (Post-event only)
Aug 27, 1986 PBS: Enterprise Special: Embargo on Nicaragua
Sep 03, 1986 ABC: At A Loss For Words
Sep 03, 1986 CBS: One River, One Country: The US-Mexico Border
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hjack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 ABC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijack
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: George Schultz News Conference
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 CBS: Pan Am Flight 73
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking
Sep 05, 1986 NBC: Cocaine Country Re: Pan Am 73 Hijacking
Sep 12, 1986 ABC: Update Re: Nicholas Daniloff And Andrei Sakharov
Sep 12, 1986 ABC: Update Re: Nicholas Daniloff And Andrei Sakharov
Sep 12, 1986 CBS: Updates And Secretary State George Shultz Press Conference
Sep 12, 1986 CBS: Secretary of State George Schultz News Conference
Sep 12, 1986 NBC: Update Re: Daniloff/Sakharov Affair
Sep 12, 1986 NBC: Updates Re: Daniloff/Sakharov Affair
Sep 12, 1986 NBC: Shultz and Gergen statements re: Daniloff/Sakharov Affair
Sep 14, 1986 ABC: Ronald and Nancy Reagan Address Drugs (Intro)
Sep 14, 1986 ABC: Ronald and Nancy Reagan Address Drugs (Intro)
Sep 14, 1986 CBS: A Presidential Address
Sep 14, 1986 MTO: Ronald and Nancy Reagan Address Drugs
Sep 14, 1986 NBC: Message on Drugs (Introduction only)
Sep 14, 1986 NBC: Message on Drugs (Post-event only)
Sep 17, 1986 PBS: Fighting Terrorism: A National Security View
Sep 19, 1986 CBS: 48 Hours on Crack Street
Sep 22, 1986 ABC: Reagan - United Nations
Sep 22, 1986 NBC: Reagan - United Nations (Introduction only)
Sep 22, 1986 NBC: Reagan - United Nations (Post-event only)
Sep 30, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit (Intro)
Sep 30, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit (Intro)
Sep 30, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit (Transition)
Sep 30, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit
Sep 30, 1986 CBS: George Schultz News Conference- Introduction
Sep 30, 1986 CBS: George Schultz News Conference- Analysis
Sep 30, 1986 CBS: George Shultz News Conference
Sep 30, 1986 CBS: George Shultz News Conference-Analysis 2
Sep 30, 1986 MTO: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit
Sep 30, 1986 NBC: Reagan, Shultz Press Conference Re: Daniloff, Sakharov and Summit
Sep 30, 1986 PBS: Cuba: In the Shadow of Doubt
Sep 30, 1986 PBS: The Media and Human Rights
Oct 12, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Gorbachev Summit
Oct 12, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Gorbachev Summit
Oct 12, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Gorbachev Summit
Oct 12, 1986 CBS: Reagan, Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 12, 1986 CBS: Reagan, Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 12, 1986 CBS: Reagan, Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 12, 1986 NBC: Update: Reagan Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 12, 1986 NBC: Update: Reagan Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 12, 1986 NBC: Update: Reagan Gorbachev Iceland Summit
Oct 13, 1986 ABC: Good Morning America: Reagan, Gorbachev Summit
Oct 13, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: Icelandic Summit
Oct 13, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Introduction
Oct 13, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Analysis
Oct 13, 1986 MTO: Reagan Speech Re: Icelandic Summit
Oct 13, 1986 NBC: Intro to Reagan Speech Re: Icelandic Summit
Oct 13, 1986 NBC: Intro to Reagan Speech Re: Icelandic Summit
Oct 13, 1986 NBC: Reagan Address- Analysis
Oct 22, 1986 CBS: AIDS Hits Home
Oct 22, 1986 PBS: Hungary: Pushing the Limits
Nov 02, 1986 NBC: Reagan Paid Political Statement
Nov 04, 1986 ABC: Nightline: The '86 Vote
Nov 04, 1986 NBC: National Election Coverage
Nov 06, 1986 ABC: 20/20: Pat Nixon
Nov 13, 1986 ABC: Reagan Speech Re: Iran Scandal
Nov 13, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Introduction
Nov 13, 1986 CBS: Reagan Address- Analysis
Nov 13, 1986 NBC: Reagan Address- Introduction
Nov 13, 1986 NBC: Reagan Address- Analysis
Nov 19, 1986 ABC: Intro: Reagan Press Conference
Nov 19, 1986 ABC: Outro: Reagan Press Conference
Nov 19, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference- Introduction
Nov 19, 1986 CBS: Reagan News Conference- Analysis
Nov 19, 1986 NBC: Reagan Press Conference
Nov 24, 1986 PBS: Inside Africa
Nov 25, 1986 ABC: Reagan, Meese Press Conference
Nov 25, 1986 CBS: Reagan, Meese Press Conference
Nov 25, 1986 CBS: The White House In Turmoil
Nov 25, 1986 NBC: Reagan, Meese Press Conference Re: Iran Arms Scandal
Nov 25, 1986 NBC: The White House, Iran and The Contras
Dec 01, 1986 ABC: Reagan Statement
Dec 01, 1986 CBS: Reagan Statement
Dec 01, 1986 NBC: Reagan Statement
Dec 02, 1986 ABC: Recommendation For Independent Council
Dec 03, 1986 CBS: George Bush Speech
Dec 08, 1986 ABC: Update on Iran Army Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 ABC: Update on Iran Contra Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 ABC: Update on Iran Contra Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 ABC: Update on Iran Contra Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 CBS: Iran-Contra Hearings
Dec 08, 1986 CBS: Iran-Contra Hearings
Dec 08, 1986 MTO: McFarlane Testimony Before House Foriegn Affairs Commity Re: Iran Army Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 NBC: Today Show Intro to Shultz Testimony Re: Iran Army Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 NBC: Today Show Outro to Shultz Testimony Re: Iran Army Scandal
Dec 08, 1986 NBC: NBC Coverage re: Iran Army Scandal
Dec 09, 1986 CBS: Iran-Contra Hearings
Dec 09, 1986 NBC: Today Re: Iran Army Scandal
Dec 15, 1986 PBS: Nuclear Weapons
Dec 16, 1986 CBS: Donald Regan Statement
Dec 16, 1986 NBC: Reagan Statement Re: House Commity Testimony
Dec 16, 1986 NBC: Reagan Statement Re: House Commity Testimony
Dec 17, 1986 ABC: Viewpoint:Bashing:President And The Presidency
Dec 23, 1986 PBS: "Afghanistan: The Fight For A Way Of Life"
Dec 23, 1986 PBS: "The Fourth Annual Report of the Secretaries of State"
Dec 27, 1986 ABC: Diagnosis: Malpractice
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