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In 1977, Rev. Jesse Jackson spoke to young Black students in Los Angeles, spreading a message of self-help and building their confidence. "Down with dope, up with hope," Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, told students in this excerpt from a 1977 60 Minutes report.
In 2012, 60 Minutes' Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported on the impact of sugar on our health, as studies suggested that sugar contributed to various illnesses, including cancer and heart disease. At the time, pediatric endocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig called the consumption of added sugars "a public health crisis."
In 1996, 60 Minutes spoke with then-FDA commissioner David Kessler about his investigation into the tobacco industry. Dr. Kessler presented Lesley Stahl with his evidence that tobacco companies had manipulated nicotine levels to hook consumers.
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn told 60 Minutes in 2017: "Fear is just not part of the equation for me. I never think about it… I weigh the risk of doing certain things, but I don't fear what I'm doing. I'm just trying to be calculated in how I try to win."
Olympic gold medalist Lindsey Vonn began skiing when she was nearly 3 years old. In a 2017 interview with 60 Minutes, the alpine star shared how she started out as a "turtle" on the slopes. "My coach used to call me a turtle," Vonn said. "I realized that I didn't like getting fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh place. And I started training harder."
As NASA prepares for astronauts' first lunar fly-around in more than half a century, take a look back at 60 Minutes' Artemis coverage.
In 2024, Bill Whitaker continued his reporting on Artemis, NASA's program which aims to send people back to the moon, establish an outpost at the south pole, and, eventually, make it to Mars.
On January 28, 1986, NASA's Space Shuttle Challenger exploded and all seven astronauts on board were killed, including teacher Christa McAuliffe. Ten years later, Lesley Stahl spoke with engineers who told 60 Minutes they tried to stop the launch.
In 2001, actor and Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford discussed the disappointment of meeting celebrities before he became famous. "When you usually saw the people that they were, they were usually disappointing, as I'm sure I am," he said. Redford died in September.
"Acting is not easy," Robert Redford told 60 Minutes in 2001. "You have to adjust to different situations, different environments, different dynamics, and be convincing… You have to keep yourself alive emotionally through take after take after take." Redford, who died in September, will be honored today at the Sundance Film Festival. He founded the event more than 40 years ago.
