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Dwight Bowers holds the iconic 60 Minutes stopwatch, wearing white gloves, in the Smithsonian's American History Museum storage area.

Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes sits in a CBS control room, surrounded by monitors displaying TV broadcasts, wearing a suit and smiling at the camera.

Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace sit in chairs on the set of the first 60 Minutes broadcast, with a sign behind them reading 60 minutes Sept. 24, 1968 CBS News.

Don Hewitt and Diane Sawyer of CBS's 60 Minutes sit at a control panel with monitors showing broadcast footage in a television studio, New York City, 1987.

Anderson Cooper, wearing a suit and tie, smiles while sitting in a television studio with a blue background and camera equipment visible to the side.

Scott Pelley, wearing a protective vest labeled Pelley, stands on a sandbagged bridge in northern Iraq reporting for 60 Minutes during the battle against ISIS in 2014.

Clarissa Ward sits in a truck talking with a crew member while Kevin Richardson stands beside a lion in tall grass at a South African wildlife sanctuary.

Andy Rooney sits at a cluttered desk with papers and books, looking at the camera, in his office around 1982.

Coretta Scott King sits with her children and journalist Mike Wallace in a living room decorated for Christmas, with a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. on the wall behind them.

Anderson Cooper interviews Prince Harry outdoors for 60 Minutes, walking together on a stone patio surrounded by greenery and garden furniture.

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Dwight Bowers holds the iconic 60 Minutes stopwatch, wearing white gloves, in the Smithsonian's American History Museum storage area.

The iconic stopwatch

The ticking timepiece that has become synonymous with the longest running news show...

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Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes sits in a CBS control room, surrounded by monitors displaying TV broadcasts, wearing a suit and smiling at the camera.

Mike Wallace

Part of the original anchor team for 60 Minutes, Mike Wallace was known...

© 2001 CBS Worldwide Inc.

Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace sit in chairs on the set of the first 60 Minutes broadcast, with a sign behind them reading 60 minutes Sept. 24, 1968 CBS News.

A historic first

60 Minutes first episode aired on September 24, 1968. It was hosted by Harry...

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Don Hewitt and Diane Sawyer of CBS's 60 Minutes sit at a control panel with monitors showing broadcast footage in a television studio, New York City, 1987.

The creator and the correspondent

Don Hewitt, the creator of 60 Minutes, discussing a segment with correspondent...

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Anderson Cooper, wearing a suit and tie, smiles while sitting in a television studio with a blue background and camera equipment visible to the side.

Anderson Cooper

60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper prepares to tape a segment for...

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Scott Pelley, wearing a protective vest labeled Pelley, stands on a sandbagged bridge in northern Iraq reporting for 60 Minutes during the battle against ISIS in 2014.

From a war zone

60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley reporting in 2014 from a bridge in...

© 2014 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.

Clarissa Ward sits in a truck talking with a crew member while Kevin Richardson stands beside a lion in tall grass at a South African wildlife sanctuary.

On assignment

60 Minutes correspondent Clarissa Ward (in truck) reporting on assignment...

© 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

Andy Rooney sits at a cluttered desk with papers and books, looking at the camera, in his office around 1982.

A few minutes with…

Andy Rooney's thoughtful, sometimes acerbic, segments ended 60 Minutes from...

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Coretta Scott King sits with her children and journalist Mike Wallace in a living room decorated for Christmas, with a portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. on the wall behind them.

A family in mourning

Coretta Scott King and her children were interviewed by Mike Wallace in December...

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Anderson Cooper interviews Prince Harry outdoors for 60 Minutes, walking together on a stone patio surrounded by greenery and garden furniture.

The spare speaks out

Prince Harry was interviewed by Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes in 2023 in...

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Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton speak with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft during a 1992 interview, standing together in a well-lit room with studio lights visible.

The Clinton interview

Bill and Hillary Clinton talk with 60 Minutes correspondent Steve Kroft....

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Norah O'Donnell interviews Pope Francis for 60 Minutes, seated across from each other in a well-lit room with ornate chairs and religious art in the background.

A papal first

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to be interviewed on 60 Minutes when he sat...

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Lesley Stahl interviews President-elect Donald Trump in an ornate, gold-trimmed room, surrounded by cameras and lights for a 60 Minutes television segment.

The president-elect

Donald Trump sitting for an interview with Lesley Stahl in his Manhattan home in...

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Timothy McVeigh, in a prison uniform, sits for an interview with CBS News 60 Minutes correspondent Ed Bradley, who holds notes and listens attentively.

The McVeigh interview

Convicted Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh was interviewed for 60 Minutes...

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Portrait of Don Hewitt smiling, wearing a checked suit jacket, white shirt, and patterned tie, against a plain background.

The man who created 60 Minutes

Don Hewitt wanted to create a news program that “d reality as attractively as Hollywood...

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Mike Wallace, wearing a striped shirt and tie, sits holding glasses and papers, smiling in front of a bookshelf filled with books.

Mike Wallace

Perhaps no correspondent embodied the new approach to journalism that 60 Minutes...

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Jeff Fager, in a dark suit and striped tie, speaks while seated onstage at a CBS News panel during the 2012 Summer Television Critics Association tour.

Jeff Fager

Longtime 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager was fired by CBS amid...

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Bari Weiss speaks while gesturing with her hands during an interview, seated across from an out-of-focus person in the foreground.

The head of CBS News

Bari Weiss, shown interviewing Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, was tapped to lead the news division...

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