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hidden-camera, 107–11, 133–36, 186–87

laws and, 97–101, 110, 207–8

reverse-angle shots, 71, 151–53

Mike Wallace's, 64–65

news media.
See also
ABC News; CBS News; NBC

junkets, 78–79

headlines, 47–49, 96

newsmagazines, 28–30, 113–14

news specials, 176–77, 274

scrutiny (
see
criticism)

NFL football, 54, 84, 197, 205–6, 275

Nichols, Mike, 176

Night Beat
(show), 32–33, 70

Nightline
(show)
,
241

Nightwatch
(show), 180

Nixon, Richard M., 2, 6, 20–21, 30, 37, 40–41, 62–63, 66, 86–87, 155–56.
See also
Watergate scandal

Nixon, Tricia, 63

Norris, Chuck, 166

Norris, John, 236

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 101–5

 

Ober, Eric, 207–9, 212, 217

O'Connor, John J., 105–6, 111, 295

O'Keefe, Patrick, 91–94

opening teases, 131

Orient Express
story, 171

O'Rourke, P. J., 218

Osborne, D. M., 295

 

“packaged reality” concept, 90–91

Paley, William, 39, 120, 157, 160, 184

payment for interviews, 48, 80–81, 91–94, 288

Perigord, Lorraine, 33, 163

Perot, Ross, 204

pesticide story, 94–96

Peterson, Pete, 184

Philip Morris, 32, 208

Philips, Drew, 143–44

pilots, 60
Minutes
, 29–30

pimps story, 67–69

Point-Counterpoint segment, 123–24, 198, 249–50

political conventions, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 38, 56, 86

Pollard, Robert, 101–5, 111

Poorman, Paul, 78–79

pornography stories, 134–35, 275

Primetime Live
(show), 136–37, 206, 274, 282

prison riot stunt, Don Hewitt's, 17–18

private schools story, 57–60

producers.
See also
Bergman, Lowell; Collyer, Ellen; Fager; Jeffrey; Hartman, Rome; Howard, Josh; Lando, Barry; Loewenwarter, Paul; Moses, Harry; Rosen, Ira; Wershba, Joseph; Westin, Av; Williams, Palmer

Ed Bradley and, 201–2

conflicts over, 138–39, 142, 169–70, 180

credit for, 263–64

investigative journalism and, 57, 62, 77–82

role of, 39, 45, 57, 60, 71–72

salaries of, 237

Diane Sawyer and, 160

Lesley Stahl and, 203–4

profits, 1, 112, 119, 141, 175, 237, 274–75

prostitution story, 67–69

Public Eye
(show), 219

 

Quayle, Dan, 227

Quinn, Sally, 74–75, 295

 

racism issues, 146–47, 181–83

Radutzky, Michael, 222, 226, 280–89

Raines, Howell, 253

Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree, 166

Rather, Dan

Afghanistan story, 129–33

background of, 85–88

at
CBS Evening News
, 128, 145, 168–69

conflicts and, 116, 142

Jeffrey Fager and, 291

Don Hewitt and, 18, 22–23

Andrew Heyward and, 216–17

lawsuit against, 151–53

pesticide story, 94–96

Diane Sawyer and, 155–56

as star, 111

Mike Wallace and, 164

Who's Who
and, 112–13

ratings, 39, 48, 50, 67, 82–84, 117, 141, 182–83, 205, 249–50, 274, 287, 289, 290–91

Reagan, Ronald, 195, 291

Reasoner, Harry

background of, 34–35

Casablanca
story, 143–45

conflict and, 142

first 60
Minutes
seasons and departure of, 36–51, 63

Don Hewitt and, 15–17, 21–22, 185

lung cancer and death of, 174–75, 192

pilots with, 28–29

return of, 115, 119–20

Barbara Walters and, 114–15

religion, John F. Kennedy's, 19–20

reporters.
See
correspondents; producers

Reporting Live
(book), 193, 294

Republican Party, 32, 40–41, 63–64.
See also
political conventions

reruns, 133

Reston, James, 82

retirement exemptions, 149–50

reverse-angle shots, 71, 151–53

reviews.
See
criticism

Riordan, Pat, 108–9

rivalry.
See
conflicts

Rivera, Geraldo, 114, 134

R. J. Reynolds, 208

RN
(book), 155

Robins, J. Max, 241, 243

Robinson, Paulette, 201

Rodriguez, Darlene, 272

Rogers, J. O., 94–95

Rohatyn, Felix, 184

Rooney, Andy

age of, 235–36

departure and return of, 115–16

first 60
Minutes
seasons, 38, 44

Don Hewitt and, 9–10, 27, 251–52, 273

racism charges against, 181–83

on Phil Scheffler, 239

WGA strike and, 171–73

on Kathleen Willey story, 227

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 32–33

Rose, Charlie, 180, 211

Rosen, Ira, 136–37

Rosenfield, James, 168

Rubin, Edward, 135–36

Rubin, Robert, 229

Rudd, Hughes, 74

Rumsfeld, Donald, 273

Rusche, Ben, 104–5

Rutenberg, Jim, 241, 248, 295

 

Safer, Morley

age of, 235

background of, 51–53

Marva Collins story, 122–23

conflicts and, 116–17, 142–43

Lenell Geter story, 157–59

Jackie Gleason story, 161–62

Katharine Hepburn story, 120–21

Don Hewitt and, 2, 4–5, 228

Jimmy Hoffa story, 91–94

on Michael Jackson story, 288

Dan Rather and, 87–88

Harry Reasoner and, 192

salary of, 237

Phil Scheffler and, 255

60
Minutes II
and, 220

as star, 70–71, 111

stories of, 80, 101, 189, 230, 275

Meredith Vieira and, 191–92

Mike Wallace and, 53–55, 134, 143, 170–71, 211

writing of, 68–69, 123

Salant, CBS and the Battle for the Soul of Broadcast Journalism
(book), 295

Salant, Richard, 18, 23–24, 26, 34, 54, 74, 86, 92, 112, 124, 166

salaries, 2, 114, 124, 128, 150, 162, 169, 172–73, 175, 187, 205, 237

Saturday Night Live
(show), 114, 123–24, 172

Sauter, Van Gordon, 148–49, 156, 195

Savitch, Jessica, 112

Sawyer, Diane

background of, 154–57

departure of, 175–77

Don Hewitt and, 159–61, 167

news specials of, 274, 282

Ira Rosen and, 137

salary of, 162, 168–69

tobacco lawsuits and, 208

Mike Wallace and, 169–70, 221

Scheffler, Phil, 57, 139, 178, 180, 184, 207, 226, 228, 231–32, 234, 238–39, 241, 245, 246, 253–58, 273

Schmertz, Herbert, 137

Schulweis, Harold, 188

Schwartz, Tony, 133, 295

Secret Service agent story, 88–91

See It Now
(show), 12–13, 39, 53

Segretti, Donald, 80

September 11 attack.
See
terrorism stories

Sevareid, Eric, 112, 149

sexual harassment, 73–77, 221–27

Shales, Tom, 132–33, 250

Sharnik, John, 112

Sheehan, William, 82

Shriver, Maria, 190

Silverman, Fred, 113–14, 121–22

Simon, Bob, 230, 266–67

Simon & Schuster, 290

Simpson, O. J., 276–77

Sinatra, Frank, 27, 134

Sirott, Bob, 166

60
Minutes
.
See also
CBS News; Hewitt, Don

aging of, 174–83

competition with, 145–46, 153–54, 205–6

concept and pilots for, 5–6, 26–35

conflicts at (
see
conflicts)

correspondents (
see
correspondents)

criticism of (
see
criticism)

Emmy Award, 265–68

firing of Don Hewitt and Phil Scheffler, 234–52

first seasons, 36–49

Don Hewitt's farewell party, 1–6, 290–92

Don Hewitt's final season, 269–79

investigative journalism at, 62–72 (
see also
journalism; news-gathering methods; writing)

lawsuits against, 65, 149, 151–53, 163–64

mandatory retirement exemptions, 149–50

Point-Counterpoint segment, 123–24

producers (
see
producers)

reruns, 133

sexual harassment and, 73–77

60
Minutes II
and, 214, 219–21, 230, 241, 244, 251, 282, 291

stopwatch ticking sound, 42

success of (
see
costs; profits; ratings)

Sunday-night time slots, 54–55, 83–84, 118–19, 153–54, 205–6

takeover of, for Iraq War coverage, 231–33

tobacco industry story and censorship of, 206–15

Mike Wallace and (
see
Wallace, Mike)

women and (
see
women)

60
Minutes:
25
Years of Television's Finest Hour
(book), 294

Skelton, Nancy, 147

slander suits.
See
lawsuits

Small, William, 155, 156, 179, 266

Smith, Liz, 276

Smith, Sally Bedell, 295

smoking, 32, 174–75, 236–37.
See also
tobacco industry story

Socolow, Sanford, 14

Soleri, Paolo, 141

Soren, Tabitha, 236

Spiegel, Lucy, 97–101

Spitzer, Eliot, 262

Srushy, Richard, 275

Stahl, Lesley

age of, 236

arrival of, 193–97

Rome Hartman and, 195, 203, 273

Don Hewitt and, 2–6

Trevor Nelson and, 261, 265

salary of, 237

Phil Scheffler and, 255

stories of, 229–30, 270

style of, 203–4

Stark, Ray, 195

stars, correspondents as, 45, 70–71, 111, 120, 175–76, 187

Steele, Julie, 222, 224

Stein, Harry, 295

Steinberg, Susan, 295

Stephanopoulos, George, 197–98

Stern, Isaac, 248

Stewart, Alison, 218

Stewart, Martha, 271

stopwatch sound, 42

story development, 44, 55–56, 115.
See also
writing

Stringer, Howard, 165, 167, 177, 179, 216

stunts.
See
news-gathering methods

Styron, William, 165

Sullivan, Ed, 11

Sunday-night time slots, 54–55, 83–84, 118–19, 153–54, 205–6

Sundt, Thoralf, 195–97

Super Bowl, 197

“super” technique, 13–14

surprise attack stories.
See
ambush interviews; hidden-camera stories