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60 Minutes

Season 1, Episode Number 1 (September 24, 1968)

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Released: 1968-09-24

Runtime: 44 minutes

Episode Overview

60 Minutes offers a beside-the-scenes look at presidential candidates Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey during their parties' summer nominating conventions then interviews three prominent European political thinkers about the elections before soliciting the opinion of native son and Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Art Buchwald. A conversation with U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark follows during which he attempts to explain the forces at work in the country's rapidly changing relationship with law enforcement officers. A presentation of the short subject documentary "Why Man Creates" concludes this inaugural episode.

Series Overview

America's popular television News magazine in which an ever changing team of CBS News correspondents contribute segments ranging from hard news coverage to politics to lifestyle and pop culture.

Genres

  • News

Production Companies

  • CBS News Productions ()

Additional Information

Popularity: 99.5111

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Status: Returning Series

Homepage: https://www.cbs.com/shows/60_minutes/