'60 Minutes' went on the air in 1968. That year Richard Nixon was elected the 37th President of the United States. In Czechoslovakia, Alexander Dubček failed to liberalize the Communist Party government with his Prague Spring reform which was described as "socialism with a human face."
Consistently the most watched news program on television, '60 Minutes' "not only covers but helps make the news." Don Hewitt believed, "We have become America's ombudsman!"
Lesley Stahl joined '60 Minutes' in March 1991. She began her broadcast career in 1972. That year 62 million American households had access to television making the small screen the most powerful medium any civilization ever had.
In 1972, Richard Nixon won re-election in a landslide victory. He told reporters at Camp David, "I find that up here on top of a mountain it is easier to get on top of the job." To help ease Cold War tensions, President Nixon managed to break the ice with China and Russia when he visited Beijing and Moscow in early 1972.
Back in October 1971, invited guests from around the world arrived in the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran to help Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - the Shah of Iran (Light of the Aryans) and Empress Farah celebrated 25 centuries of the Persian Empire which was founded by Cyrus the Great – 600 years before the birth of Christ.
King Constantine II of Greece was heard telling Mrs. Imelda Marcos he would like to meet President Nixon to discuss about democracy in his country. Other guests at the 2-day festival included President Tito of Yugoslavia, President Ludvik Svoboda of Czechoslovakia and General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan of Pakistan.
Guests attending the festival caught sight of the ruined stone palaces Darius and other Kings built which Alexander the Great destroyed in 390 B.C. It was noted Ghengis Khan and Marco Polo had also stopped by Persepolis during their lifetime.
In 1984, Diane Sawyer became the 5th reporter on '60 Minutes' and the first woman on the show. She previously worked as a press aide during the Nixon White House and stayed with Mr. Nixon to assist him with his memoirs.
She recalled, "(Watergate) was something I watched him go through...and watched the country go through. We didn't know what he knew. It wasn't like a trip to the Soviet Union or the opening of China. What a considerable Presidency it would have been without Watergate. But when it became clear what had happened, it was too late to be mad. It was over. His world had collapsed."
Addressing graduates at the Pennsylvania State University in May 1983, Lesley told students, "My earnest wish for each of you is that you do not become a flash in the pan. Beware of easy and early success. In fact, hope that you aren’t discovered for the first 10 years of your career. We talk about meteoric rises. But the word 'meteoric', by definition, also implies a burning out."
Consistently the most watched news program on television, '60 Minutes' "not only covers but helps make the news." Don Hewitt believed, "We have become America's ombudsman!"
Lesley Stahl joined '60 Minutes' in March 1991. She began her broadcast career in 1972. That year 62 million American households had access to television making the small screen the most powerful medium any civilization ever had.
In 1972, Richard Nixon won re-election in a landslide victory. He told reporters at Camp David, "I find that up here on top of a mountain it is easier to get on top of the job." To help ease Cold War tensions, President Nixon managed to break the ice with China and Russia when he visited Beijing and Moscow in early 1972.
Back in October 1971, invited guests from around the world arrived in the ancient city of Persepolis in Iran to help Mohammad Reza Pahlavi - the Shah of Iran (Light of the Aryans) and Empress Farah celebrated 25 centuries of the Persian Empire which was founded by Cyrus the Great – 600 years before the birth of Christ.
King Constantine II of Greece was heard telling Mrs. Imelda Marcos he would like to meet President Nixon to discuss about democracy in his country. Other guests at the 2-day festival included President Tito of Yugoslavia, President Ludvik Svoboda of Czechoslovakia and General Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan of Pakistan.
Guests attending the festival caught sight of the ruined stone palaces Darius and other Kings built which Alexander the Great destroyed in 390 B.C. It was noted Ghengis Khan and Marco Polo had also stopped by Persepolis during their lifetime.
In 1984, Diane Sawyer became the 5th reporter on '60 Minutes' and the first woman on the show. She previously worked as a press aide during the Nixon White House and stayed with Mr. Nixon to assist him with his memoirs.
She recalled, "(Watergate) was something I watched him go through...and watched the country go through. We didn't know what he knew. It wasn't like a trip to the Soviet Union or the opening of China. What a considerable Presidency it would have been without Watergate. But when it became clear what had happened, it was too late to be mad. It was over. His world had collapsed."
Addressing graduates at the Pennsylvania State University in May 1983, Lesley told students, "My earnest wish for each of you is that you do not become a flash in the pan. Beware of easy and early success. In fact, hope that you aren’t discovered for the first 10 years of your career. We talk about meteoric rises. But the word 'meteoric', by definition, also implies a burning out."
