Sept. 24-1968-Present
Tonight: Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner host.
A report on hundreds of North Vietnamese films currently being distributed in the United States, especially to Universities for discussion and understanding the Vietnamese point of view on the war. How they see their own challenges.
Nat Hentoff is interviewed by Mike Wallace related to a report on Rock 'N' Roll current trends in music.
Harry Reasoner reports on what is considered by society as "ugly." He ends this explorative essay reading a poem written by Ogden Nash, "The Hippopotamus."
Mike Wallace reads letters from viewers who comment about past 60 Minute programs.
Mike Wallace discusses the just delivered President Richard M. Nixon news press conference earlier tonight with Bill Moyers, publisher of Long Island newspaper Newsday, and Emmet Hughes former advisor to President Dwight Eisenhower.
An essay on a tour of Pear Harbor with former Japanese submarine seamen.
NOTE: The Library of Congress has archived all of the "60 MINUTES"series which premiered September 24, 1968 with the exception of 13 of the first season's 19 episodes.
Those NOT archived are broadcasts number 1 (Sept. 24 1968), 3 (Oct. 22, 1968), 6 (Dec. 10, 1968), 8 (Jan. 7, 1969), 9 (Jan. 21, 1969), 10 (Feb. 4, 1969), 11 (Feb. 18, 1969), 12 (March 4, 1969), 13 (March 15, 1969), 14 (April 1, 1969), 15 (April 15, 1969), 16 (April 22 1969) & 19 (June 24, 1969 which had two re-runs and one new episode).
ARCHIVAL TELEVISION AUDIO, Inc. has in its archive excerpts from the premiere episode, #1 (Sept. 24, 1968), episode #8 (Jan. 7, 1969), episode #10 (Feb. 4, 1969), episode #12 (March 4, 1969) and episode #16 (April 22, 1969).