60 Minutes

196844m / epNews

First aired

September 24, 1968

6.5

TMDB Score

65% match · 84 votes

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S01 · E01

September 24, 1968

Season 1 · Sep 24, 1968 · 44m

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.

About the Series

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Synopsis

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.

CreatorDon Hewitt

First aired
September 24, 1968
Last aired
August 30, 2026
Seasons
59 seasons · 1032 episodes
Status
Returning Series
Original language
English
Network
CBS

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