Episode 296 GEORGE H.W. BUSH : The Gulf War - The Norman Schwarzkopf Mother of All Press Conferences (Special Edition)

George H.W. Bush 1991 The Fall of the Soviet Union

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In this episode we take a look back at General Norman Schwarzkopf the man as remembered by one of his colleagues. Then we tune in to the press conference known in Gulf War lore as "The Mother of all Press Conferences"
In this press Conference Schwarzkopf goes through what had been happening on the ground and offers his own assessment of the Leadership skills of Saddam Hussein. He is , as always, blunt, direct, and to the point. He also shows flashes of his sense of humor as the war begins to wind down with a commanding American victory in the Middle East.
Then we tune in to the ceremony honoring both General Schwarzkopf and his Commanding officer Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Colin Powell.

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Chapter

1. Centracchio remembers friend "Stormin' Norman" - WPRI Eyewitness News 12 - Death of General Norman Shwartzkopf (00:00:00)

2. Intro Music (00:02:40)

3. Host Randal Wallace welcomes you to the show and talks about the Press Briefings under Schwartzkopf (00:03:06)

4. ABC NEws Coverage of the Februauary 27, 1991 Press Briefing by General Norman Schwarzkopf (00:04:22)

5. Start of actual press briefing (00:06:36)

6. President Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to both General Norman Schwarzkopf and General Colin Powell (00:47:25)

7. Closing theme (00:51:47)