A report on unproductive and propaganda-laden peace talks, comment by Ambassador Averill Harriman. Columnist James Kilpatrick with commentary on student revolutions.
Presidential debates, roll call and comments
Howard K. Smith with commentary on Nixon debate
Editorial with James Kilpatrick
Jules Bergman with Apollo 7 space flight update
Host: Frank Reynolds
September 24th, 1968-
A POINT / COUNTERPOINT segment excerpt.
James Kilpatrick and Nicholas Von Hoffman disagree about the outlook for the US in 1974, Von Hoffman taking a pessimistic argument...Kilpatrick taking an optimistic argument.
An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.