
ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE: SIMULCAST WITH SOVIET PROGRAM
"90 MINUTES" (TV)
Summary
One in this series of nightly news programs. This
program, anchored by Ted Koppel, features a simulcast of
"Nightline" and the Soviet early morning news program,
"90 Minutes." The intercontinental broadcast covers the
summit between President Ronald Reagan and Mikhail
Gorbachev. Koppel and Soviet host Vladimir Molchonov,
who communicate with the aid of translators, are joined
by reporter Sam Donaldson in the U.S. and, in the Soviet
Union, by special guest Alexei Arbotov, a Soviet doctor
of science in the field of disarmament. As the program
begins, Koppel reviews summit events from the day, with
footage of American pianist Van Cliburn performing a
Russian song at the White House as Gorbachev and his
wife sing along in the audience. Also featured on
"Nightline" and "90 Minutes" are reactions to the summit
in the U.S. and in the Soviet Union, with footage of
news coverage in both countries; issues affecting the
future relations between the superpowers are discussed,
including a possible reduction in strategic arms,
differing interpretations of the SDI (Strategic Defense
Initiative) and the anti-ballistic missile treaties, and
disagreement about activities in Afghanistan. Includes
commercials.
Cataloging of this program was made possible by a grant
from the Times Mirror Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 8, 1987 11:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:35:48
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:12276
- GENRE: News; Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: News; Talk/Interviews; U S S R - Foreign relations - U S; Communism - 1987; Television and politics; Summit meetings; Arms control
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1980-
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CREDITS
- Ted Koppel … Anchor
- Sam Donaldson … Reporter
- Vladimir Molchonov … Host, For Soviet TV
- Alexei Arbotov … Guest, For Soviet TV
- Van Cliburn
- Mikhail S. Gorbachev
- Ronald Reagan
- Peter Angerer
- Dabney Coleman
- Bill Cosby
- De Niro, Robert
- C. Everett Koop
- Eddie Murphy
- Dudley Moore
- Grant Shaud
- Neil Wertz