September 24th, 1968-
A POINT / COUNTERPOINT segment excerpt.
James Kilpatrick and Nicholas Von Hoffman disagree about the outlook for the US in 1974, Von Hoffman taking a pessimistic argument...Kilpatrick taking an optimistic argument.
An hour newsmagazine with a strong emphasis on investigative reporting. 60 Minutes began in 1968 as a bi-weekly show, alternating on Tuesday evenings with CBS Reports. In the fall of 1971, it shifted to Sunday evenings. In the fall of 1975, it became a weekly series. It remains a fixture on Sunday evenings on CBS to this day.