Meeting the Wounded: "They do not want your pity"
For the past 10 years, David Martin has been seeking out the wounded.
He finds them in bed at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, sometimes just days or weeks after their devastating injuries occurred in Iraq and Afghanistan. He watches them take their first steps on prosthetic legs, and often, checks on them years later to see how they've fared in their new battles.
Continue Reading »60 Minutes Overtime: Maurice Sendak's 1973 profile
Maurice Sendak, author of the 1963 classic "Where the Wild Things Are," has died at the age of 83.
In the early 1970s, 60 Minutes visited the "Wild Things" author in his lair, deep in the forests of Connecticut. What we found was a 44-year old bachelor, whistling to himself and blasting soap operas while he worked.
Continue Reading »The F-22 pilots who talked: Why they did it
It's not news that there's something wrong with the F-22.
Even the Air Force acknowledges that there's a problem with the pilots' oxygen system in their top fighter jet, having grounded the entire F-22 fleet back in May of 2011 over the issue.
Continue Reading »AC vs Phelps: The 2012 rematch
Four years ago, Anderson Cooper challenged Olympic champion Michael Phelps to a one-lap race. Anyone want to guess how that went? (Imagine competing against a dolphin.)
Continue Reading »1994: The F-22 controversy begins
This week on 60 Minutes, Lesley Stahl interviews two Air Force pilots who decided to take a drastic step: Go public with their safety concerns about the F-22 fighter jet.
It's a big story, but as far back as the early 1990s -- when the F-22 was still just a prototype -- it was making news.
Continue Reading »2008: Phelps makes his 60 Minutes debut
Remember Michael Phelps? Who could forget his aquatic superpowers at the Beijing Olympics four years ago?
With the summer games in London fast approaching, 60 Minutes decided to catch up with the record-breaking champ to see if he's ready for another go-around.
Continue Reading »The softer side of hard-hitting Wallace
The public knew him as a tough interviewer, bent on confronting politicians and celebrities in 60 Minutes interviews. But Mike Wallace privately turned his tough talk into talk therapy for friends in need, according to his friend Charles Eisendrath.
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The CIA "torture memo"
Whether you approve of former CIA officer Jose Rodriguez or not, there's no denying his confidence and his complete faith that what he did was the right thing. And, whether you call them "enhanced interrogation techniques" or torture, it's important to remember when this all came about: in the immediate aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks on the United States.
Continue Reading »Are you addicted to food?
Could obesity be a brain disorder? Is compulsive overeating similar to drug addiction?
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