Catalog / tape T20
TAPE T203 DISCS65 SPOTS · 65 WATCHABLE
Donated by Tim Nelson, Shorewood, IL
Disc A · Feb 6, 1999
Broadcast: Saturday, February 6, 1999, about 1:55-3:50 pm ET: live coverage of President Clinton's Senate impeachment trial on the day the videotaped depositions were played. CNN's 'Trial of the President' (Bernard Shaw, Candy Crowley) — House manager James Rogan's presentation with Sidney Blumenthal's deposition (taped Feb 3, 1999), Majority Leader Trent Lott's recess, White House counsel Nicole Seligman's rebuttal with Monica Lewinsky's deposition (Feb 1, 1999) — then Fox News Channel's 'Clinton on Trial' (Brit Hume, Juan Williams, Carl Cameron, Dick Morris, Charles Krauthammer), a stop back on CNN during the recess, and Fox as the trial resumes with David Kendall on the Vernon Jordan tape. Tape ends mid-deposition. Dated by the deposition captions, the trial sequence and a Fox crawl on the Rambouillet Kosovo talks.
Watch disc A in full at the Internet Archive
Program log
- 0:00:00 CNN: Senate impeachment trial - Rogan/Blumenthal deposition, Lott recess, Seligman/Lewinsky deposition
- 1:30:41 Fox News Channel: Clinton on Trial
- 1:37:24 CNN: recess panel
- 1:39:18 Fox News Channel: Clinton on Trial; trial resumes (Kendall, Vernon Jordan deposition); tape ends in program
The breaks, in airing order
Break 1
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:37:17 | Charles Schwab fragment, cut by channel change — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :06 |
Disc B · Feb 6, 1999
Broadcast: Saturday, February 6, 1999, Fox News Channel (continues tape 20A). 'Clinton on Trial' coverage of the Senate impeachment trial: David Kendall plays Vernon Jordan's deposition, Chief Justice Rehnquist rules on the House managers' request to play Jordan's 'integrity' segment, managers Ed Bryant, Asa Hutchinson and Lindsey Graham respond with Lewinsky and Blumenthal clips, and the Senate adjourns until Monday's closing arguments; then Brit Hume's panel (Jeffrey Birnbaum, Juan Williams, Charles Krauthammer) and Carl Cameron on the Christopher Hitchens affidavit. After a recording pause, that night's This Evening with Judith Regan (Ann Coulter, Ellis Henican), with a Fox News Now headline update on Ronald Reagan's 88th birthday. Tape ends in a break. (Fox's on-screen clock ran on Central time.)
Watch disc B in full at the Internet Archive
Program log
- 0:00:00 FNC Clinton on Trial - Vernon Jordan deposition, managers' responses, adjournment
- 1:14:45 Brit Hume panel; Carl Cameron on the Hitchens affidavit
- 1:30:26 FNC This Evening with Judith Regan (after a recording pause); Fox News Now headlines at 1:44:29; tape ends in a break
The breaks, in airing order
Break 1
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:24:34 | FNC ident — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :05 |
| 1:24:39 | Schwab billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :05 |
| 1:24:44 | Charles Schwab 'Donna Helps Diane' Customer Testimonial - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA Charles Schwab customer testimonial: Donna helps Diane. | :30 |
| 1:25:14 | Lexus RX300 'Transport Utility of the Year' in the Desert - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe Lexus RX300 in the desert - the transport utility of the year. The relentless pursuit of perfection. | :30 |
| 1:25:44 | Just For Men 'So Natural Even Your Barber Can't Tell' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialIn the barber's chair: Just For Men hair color, so natural even your barber can't tell. | :30 |
| 1:26:14 | Moen PureTouch Faucet Filter - Water Pitcher and the Dog (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA man with a water-filter pitcher at the kitchen table - the Moen PureTouch filtering faucet does it right at the tap. | :15 |
| 1:26:29 | Oil of Olay Moisturizing Body Wash 'Give Up Your Soap for a Week' (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialGive up your soap for a week - Oil of Olay Moisturizing Body Wash. | :15 |
| 1:26:44 | Hook 'N Hang Direct Response $14.95 with Free Lint Magnet (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA direct-response pitch for Hook 'N Hang closet hangers, $14.95 with a free lint magnet. Call 1-800-437-4377. The first seconds of this airing carry some tape tracking noise. | :60 |
Break 2
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:31:13 | Acura TL 'The New TL' Salt Flats $27,950 (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe new Acura TL on the salt flats against a 3.08 timer - starting at $27,950. | :16 |
| 1:31:29 | Pillsbury Grands! Biscuits - Doughboy Pumps Up the Can - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe Pillsbury Doughboy pumps up a can of Grands! biscuits - plus new Golden Wheat and Golden Corn. | :30 |
| 1:31:59 | Visine Tears 'Imagine a World Without Moisture' - Gets the Dry Out - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'Imagine a world without moisture...' Visine Tears gets the dry out. | :30 |
| 1:32:29 | Moen PureTouch Faucet Filter - Hauling the Water Jug Upstairs (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA woman hauls a water jug up the stairs - the Moen PureTouch filtering faucet puts filtered water right at the tap. A second version of the spot that aired earlier the same day. | :15 |
| 1:32:44 | DiGiorno 'I Was Talking About the Pizza' El Train - It's Not Delivery (15s) - 1999 TV CommercialOn the El train: 'I was talking about the pizza.' It's not delivery, it's DiGiorno. | :15 |
| 1:32:59 | Nicotrol Inhaler Quit Smoking - Convertible Couple (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA couple in a convertible and the Nicotrol Inhaler with the Pathways to Change program - a $5 coupon, 1-800-262-6520. | :60 |
Break 3
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:41:59 | Pillsbury Homestyle Loaf 'In the Dairy Case' (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialNew Pillsbury Homestyle Loaf - in the dairy case. | :15 |
| 1:42:14 | Pontiac Grand Prix 'Wider Is Better' Monks and the Sedan Chair - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialMonks carry a wide sedan chair - Pontiac Wide Track Grand Prix: wider is better. | :30 |
| 1:42:44 | Progresso Chicken Noodle 'Hey Baxter' 50th Anniversary 'Blue Is Better' - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'Hey Baxter' - Progresso Chicken Noodle versus condensed soup, with the 50th Anniversary 'Blue Is Better' sweepstakes. | :30 |
| 1:43:14 | Prilosec Caricatures 'Frequent Heartburn… 24 Hours' (45s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialCaricatures with frequent heartburn - Prilosec, 24-hour relief. Call 1-877-4-PRILOSEC. | :45 |
| 1:43:59 | Fox News 'Ronald Reagan: All-American' Birthday Special Promo (1999)Ronald Reagan: All-American, tonight at 11 pm and 3 am Eastern on Fox News Channel - on the former president's 88th birthday. | :20 |
| 1:44:19 | Fox News Viewer Mail Promo 'Forget CNN' - We Report. You Decide. (1999)Viewer mail on screen: 'Thanks for the REAL news... I will tell friends to forget CNN.' Fox News Channel - we report, you decide. | :10 |
Break 4
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:52:09 | Green Giant Create a Meal! Oven Roasted - 'It's Time for a Real Meal' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialFish sticks again? It's time for a real meal - Green Giant Create a Meal! Oven Roasted. | :30 |
| 1:52:39 | Sealy Posturepedic 'Bunny's Backtique' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialBunny's Backtique, a store just for backs - Sealy Posturepedic. | :30 |
| 1:53:09 | Philips Flat TV Beach House - Let's Make Things Better - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA Philips flat-panel TV in a beach house. Philips - let's make things better. | :30 |
| 1:53:39 | Kraft Miracle Whip with Tweety and Sylvester - 'Tangy Zip' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialTweety and Sylvester and the tangy zip of Kraft Miracle Whip. | :30 |
| 1:54:09 | Fox News Primetime Promo - O'Reilly Factor, Judith Regan, Drudge (1999)Tonight, primetime starting at midnight: The O'Reilly Factor at 12, Judith Regan at 1 and Drudge at 2 - trial talk, fair and balanced, on Fox News Channel. | :20 |
| 1:54:29 | Fox News 'Tonight' Lineup Card - Presidents Past and Present (1999)Tonight on Fox News: the Reagan special at 11, O'Reilly at 12, Regan at 1 - presidents past and present. | :10 |
Break 5
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:58:19 | FNC We report ident — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :05 |
| 1:58:24 | Pedigree billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :05 |
| 1:58:29 | Pedigree Champion Skin & Coat System - Dr. Jerry Klein and the Afghan Hound - 1999 TV CommercialVeterinarian Dr. Jerry Klein and an Afghan hound for Pedigree Champion Skin & Coat System. | :30 |
| 1:58:59 | Ford and Lincoln Mercury Quality Care Motorcraft Shocks $69 - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialFord and Lincoln Mercury Quality Care: Motorcraft shocks for $69 on cars, $99 on light trucks. | :30 |
| 1:59:29 | Strong Funds IRA 'IRAs Can Be Simple' - No IRA Fees for Life - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialIRAs can be simple: no IRA fees for life from Strong Funds, open one by February 28. Call 1-888-2-STRONG. | :30 |
| 1:59:59 | fragment at tape end — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :08 |
Disc C · Feb 6-7, 1999
Broadcast: The last disc of tape 20, Saturday night February 6 into Sunday February 7, 1999. Fox News Channel: the end of This Evening with Judith Regan, Fox News Now headlines, the special 'Ronald Reagan: All-American' hosted by Tony Snow on Reagan's 88th birthday (part of it lost to a recording pause), and The O'Reilly Factor after midnight Eastern (Jeff Birnbaum on Vernon Jordan's testimony, Carl Cameron on a possible Blumenthal perjury probe). At 1:04:20 the taper switched to CNN (Chicago-area cable): a special edition of Larry King Live for Reagan's birthday (George Shultz, Marlin Fitzwater, Sam Donaldson, Helen Thomas, Maureen Reagan, Paul Laxalt, a taped greeting from Colin Powell), then the special report 'Trial of the President' (Bernard Shaw, Judy Woodruff) on the day's deposition videos. Tape ends in program. (Fox's on-screen clock ran on Central time.)
Watch disc C in full at the Internet Archive
Program log
- 0:00:00 FNC This Evening with Judith Regan (end); Fox News Now headlines (0:08:42)
- 0:09:26 FNC Ronald Reagan: All-American with Tony Snow
- 0:52:04 FNC Fox News Now; The O'Reilly Factor (0:54:03)
- 1:04:20 CNN Larry King Live - Ronald Reagan 88th birthday special
- 1:39:00 CNN special report: Trial of the President; tape ends in program
The breaks, in airing order
Break 1
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00:14 | Daytona Beach fragment — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :16 |
| 0:00:30 | Lens Express with Lynda Carter 'Look Closely' Contact Lenses (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialLynda Carter for Lens Express: 'Look closely - can you tell the difference between these two contact lenses?' Up to 50% less, delivered to your front door. Free catalog, 1-800-307-LENS. | :60 |
Break 2
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 0:15:37 | Janus Funds 'It's Saturday Night. Do You Know What Your Money's Doing?' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialKinetic type: 'It's Saturday night. Do you know what your money's doing? Janus does.' | :30 |
| 0:16:07 | Miracle Whip — repeat, not uploaded | :30 |
| 0:16:37 | Nature's Resource Ginkgo Biloba 'Follow the Knowledge' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA ladybug and a butterfly: Nature's Resource Ginkgo Biloba - follow the knowledge. | :30 |
| 0:17:07 | Burger King 99-Cent Double Cheeseburger 'Are We Saints or What?' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe 99-cent Double Cheeseburger, 'bigger than McDonald's Triple Cheeseburger' - are we saints or what? Burger King: it just tastes better. | :30 |
| 0:17:37 | Fox News 'Fox on Sports' Promo with Brian Kilmeade - Court's in Session (1999)Fox on Sports with Brian Kilmeade, Sunday at 10 am Eastern: Dr. J, John Elway - court's in session. | :20 |
| 0:17:57 | Fox News Viewer Mail Promo 'The Finest Group of Journalists Ever Assembled' (1999)Viewer e-mail on screen: Fox News Channel is 'putting out the finest group of journalists ever assembled... and reporting the NEWS!!!' We report. You decide. | :10 |
Break 3
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 0:24:50 | FNC ident — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :10 |
| 0:25:00 | DiGiorno — repeat, not uploaded | :15 |
| 0:25:15 | Philips CD Recorder 'Create CDs as Unique as You Are' Club Scene - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialClub footage and the Philips CD Recorder: create CDs as unique as you are. Philips - let's make things better. Early home CD burning. | :30 |
| 0:25:45 | Scrubbing Bubbles New Shower Shine 'Forecast for Your Shower: Mostly Cloudy' - 1999 TV CommercialThe forecast for your shower: mostly cloudy - new Scrubbing Bubbles Shower Shine versus Clean Shower and Tilex. | :30 |
| 0:26:15 | Just For Men — repeat, not uploaded | :30 |
| 0:26:45 | Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls 'Avoid Things Like Alarm Clocks' (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialAvoid things like alarm clocks - Pillsbury Grands! Cinnamon Rolls. They're not just big, they're Grands. | :15 |
| 0:27:00 | United of Omaha Guaranteed Life '39 Cents a Day - Don't Talk to Me in Units' (60s) (1999)Mutual of Omaha's United of Omaha guaranteed life insurance for 39 cents a day - 'don't talk to me in units.' Call 1-800-717-7700. | :60 |
Break 4
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 0:41:46 | BK billboard — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :03 |
| 0:41:49 | Toyota Camry Arguing Couple 'Do You Enjoy Sleeping on the Couch?' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA couple argues over the Consumers Digest Best Buy, the number-one selling car in America two years in a row: 'Do you enjoy sleeping on the couch?' Toyota - everyday. | :30 |
| 0:42:19 | Grands Biscuits — repeat, not uploaded | :30 |
| 0:42:49 | Prilosec — repeat, not uploaded | :45 |
| 0:43:34 | Fox 'Change Begins With You' Children's Scholarship Fund PSA with Cris Collinsworth (1999)Cris Collinsworth for Fox's 'Change Begins With You' and the Children's Scholarship Fund, 1-800-805-KIDS. | :20 |
| 0:43:54 | Fox News 'Tonight' Lineup - O'Reilly, Judith Regan and a Special Drudge (1999)A fair and balanced viewpoint on the Clinton trial: The O'Reilly Factor next, then Judith Regan and a special edition of Drudge - midnight, 1 and 2 am Eastern on Fox News Channel. | :10 |
Break 5
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 0:59:03 | First USA Platinum Visa '$1 Million Travel Insurance, 3.9% APR' - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialFirst USA Platinum Visa: $1 million travel accident insurance and a 3.9% introductory APR - 'giving us credit for our good credit.' Call 1-800-608-7670. The opening of this airing was lost to the taper's pause. | :46 |
| 0:59:49 | Fox News 'Drudge' Promo - If You Got to Know, You Got to Watch (1999)'Last week on Drudge... If you got to know, you got to watch Drudge.' Matt Drudge's Fox News show, Saturdays and Sundays at 9 pm and 2 am Eastern - with a 'Do You Yahoo!?' card. | :20 |
| 1:00:09 | Fox News Viewer Mail Promo 'Pleased to Tell Others About FNC' (1999)Viewer e-mail on screen: 'the best commentary, news and business programming on the air... I am pleased to tell others about FNC.' We report. You decide. | :10 |
Break 6
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:09:50 | CNN NewsStand: TIME 'Innocence for Sale' Promo (10s, 1999)CNN NewsStand with TIME: 'Innocence for Sale', on child exploitation in Central America - Sunday at 10, 9 central. | :10 |
| 1:10:00 | National City Bank 'Follow Your Own Lead' - Going It Alone in Business - Vintage 1999 TV Commercial'The funny thing about going it alone in business...' National City - follow your own lead. | :30 |
| 1:10:31 | GCO Carpet Outlet 'Bag a Yellow Tag' Sale - Joliet (Chicago Area) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialGCO Carpet Outlet and Color Tile Outlet's 'Bag a Yellow Tag' sale - on Route 30 in Joliet near Target. A Chicago-area local spot. | :30 |
| 1:11:01 | ShortShopping Michael Jordan 23-Card Retirement Box Set $19.85 (60s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialHSN's ShortShopping with Dave Shimkus: a Michael Jordan 23-card retirement box set for $19.85, weeks after his second retirement. Call 1-877-4TV-SHOP. | :60 |
Break 7
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:17:04 | British Airways Business Class Free Companion Ticket (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA free companion ticket to the world with British Airways business class - funny how you've never been so popular. | :15 |
| 1:17:19 | HUD Healthy Homes PSA with Tim Allen - 'Did I Mention Proper Wiring?' (1999)Tim Allen for HUD and FHA's Healthy Homes: set the water heater to 120 degrees, check the smoke alarms, watch for lead paint - 'did I mention proper wiring?' 1-800-HUDS-FHA. | :30 |
| 1:17:49 | MCI — repeat, not uploaded | :30 |
| 1:18:19 | Invesco 'You Should Know What Invesco Knows' No-Load Funds - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe financial world isn't always as it seems - you should know what Invesco knows. No-load funds, 65 years. | :30 |
| 1:18:49 | TNT Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '99 Special with Heidi Klum Promo (1999)The Sports Illustrated Swimsuit '99 special hosted by Heidi Klum, Wednesday at 8 on TNT. | :15 |
Break 8
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:24:21 | Imation SuperDisk 'Diskette World Travel News' - Built Into Compaq Notebooks - 1999 TV CommercialDiskette World Travel News: the Imation SuperDisk drive, built into Compaq notebooks - the floppy's high-capacity successor. | :30 |
| 1:24:51 | Qantas 'The Spirit of Australia' Children's Choir - I Still Call Australia Home (60s) (1999)A children's choir sings 'I Still Call Australia Home' across the globe - Qantas, the Spirit of Australia. | :60 |
| 1:25:51 | CNN NewsStand: TIME Promo - 'Innocence for Sale' and the 'Master of Disaster' (1999)CNN NewsStand with TIME, Sunday at 10, 9 central: 'Innocence for Sale' and the lawyer suing the gun industry. The 30-second cut. | :30 |
Break 9
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:31:42 | British Airways — repeat, not uploaded | :15 |
| 1:31:57 | Dr. Edward Taub 'Balance Your Body, Balance Your Life' - Stop Dieting Now - 1999 TV Commercial'Stop dieting now' - Dr. Edward Taub's book Balance Your Body, Balance Your Life. | :30 |
| 1:32:27 | CNN 'A New Day Dawns' - America's Most Trusted News Source Image Promo (1999)A new day dawns in CNN's new newsroom: America's most trusted news source. | :30 |
| 1:32:57 | CNN 'Cold War' Watergate Episode Promo (15s, 1999)CNN's Cold War series: the Watergate episode - Nixon, 'I had no prior knowledge.' Sunday at 8 Eastern, 7 Central. | :15 |
Break 10
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:36:43 | CNN TalkBack Live Special Promo - React to Saturday's Senate Trial (10s, 1999)Bobbie Battista's TalkBack Live special: react to Saturday's Senate trial, Sunday at 2 Eastern on CNN. | :10 |
| 1:36:52 | Scottish Moods 'Lone Piper' Amazing Grace CD Offer (2 min) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialA two-minute direct-response offer for Scottish Moods - the lone piper, Amazing Grace - on CD for $17.98 or cassette for $15.98. Call 1-800-990-9600. | :120 |
| 1:38:54 | CNN Morning News tag — ID / bumper, not uploaded | :05 |
Break 11
| Time | Spot | Len |
|---|---|---|
| 1:50:04 | Zales Valentine's Diamond Heart Pendants 1/2 Carat $199 (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialValentine's diamond heart pendants, half carat for $199, at Zales - zales.com. | :15 |
| 1:50:19 | Chili's 'I Want My Baby Back Ribs' Jingle (15s) - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe jingle: 'I want my baby back, baby back, baby back ribs' - Chili's barbecue. | :15 |
| 1:50:34 | CNN/CNNfn 'Countdown Y2K' Moneyline Series Promo (1999)Countdown Y2K, a CNN and CNNfn Moneyline series on the millennium bug, beginning Monday at 6:30 Eastern. | :15 |
| 1:50:49 | New Day — repeat, not uploaded | :30 |
| 1:51:19 | CNN 'Cold War' Watergate Episode Promo (30s, 1999)CNN's Cold War series, the Watergate episode, Sunday at 8 Eastern - the 30-second cut, with sponsor credits. | :30 |
| 1:51:49 | CNN TalkBack Live Special Promo - Patricia Ireland, Ken Hamblin (15s, 1999)TalkBack Live special with Bobbie Battista, plus guests Patricia Ireland and radio host Ken Hamblin - react to Saturday's Senate trial, Sunday at 2 Eastern. | :15 |
| 1:52:04 | Cadillac DeVille Northstar 'Performance Drive' Lease $499 a Month - Vintage 1999 TV CommercialThe Cadillac Performance Drive: a DeVille with the Northstar system for $499 a month for 36 months, $999 due at signing. | :30 |