Kids and football: A dangerous mix?
Young fans are attracted to the allure and spectacle of football, but should they be allowed to play? It's a question President Obama commented on in a recent interview with The New Republic. "If I had a son, I'd have to think long and hard before I let him play football," Obama said, stirring anew the controversy.
Continue Reading »Did 60 Minutes help create the myth of Lance?
Thirteen years ago, 60 Minutes aired its first story on Lance Armstrong, called "Miracle Man." And miraculous, it was. A cancer survivor wins the Tour de France, beats back critics, and gives hope to...just about everybody. With that first story in 2000, did 60 Minutes help create the great myth of Lance Armstrong?
Continue Reading »Something's fishy in cycling: Our first report
It's well known that East Germany doped a generation of young athletes, winning Olympic gold and ruining the athletes' health, but did you know that it happened in the United States as well? This story, titled "Dope and Glory" aired on 60 Minutes II in 2001, and it was the first whiff that something very fishy was going on in the sport of cycling.
Continue Reading »Hillary's first joint interview-- next to Bill in '92
This week, Hillary Clinton appeared on 60 Minutes in a joint appearance with the president of the United States. (Her accessory of choice was a much-discussed pair of glasses). Twenty years ago, she made her first appearance on 60 Minutes in very different kind of joint interview (and a different accessory: the demure headband.)
Continue Reading »Kerry comes full circle
As John Kerry's confirmation hearings begin, it's hard not to think of the young Kerry -- an angry, ambitious antiwar veteran -- who sat in that same spot 42 years ago. In 1971, 27-year-old Kerry made his first appearance before the Foreign Relations Committee, catapulting himself into the national spotlight and landing himself on 60 Minutes. In the above video player, watch Morley Safer's profile of the young Kerry, which includes excerpts of Kerry's controversial testimony on behalf of Vietnam Veterans Against the War, and aired on May 25, 1971.
Continue Reading »60 Minutes: Is MLK's "dream" for sale?
On August 28th, 1963, Martin Luther King spoke some of the most powerful words anyone ever has. But to whom does the "I have a dream" speech" belong? You might think it belongs to all of us as a part of our national heritage. But it doesn't.
Continue Reading »Jodie Foster, reluctant star
"I wish that I could live my life without knowing what it was to be famous," said Jodie Foster during a 60 Minutes interview in 1999.
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The robot waltz: An appreciation
"Manufacturing automation" may not have a fun ring to it, but the 60 Minutes team spoke of nothing but fun after reporting "March of the Machines" for the broadcast this week. The story, reported by Steve Kroft, is about the new generation of robots marching out of the realm of science fiction and into mainstream manufacturing, medicine, and other industries.
Continue Reading »Exploring the depths of Dean's Blue Hole
If you watched Bob Simon's free diving story on 60 Minutes this week, you may be wondering, What exactly is a "blue hole"? Well, we were wondering the same thing, so we produced a video all about Dean's Blue Hole on Overtime this week.
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