by David Blum
60 Minutes II and, 214, 221, 282
fake IDs story, 97–101, 137
family programming, 83–84, 111
Fanning, Win, 79
farewell party, Don Hewitt’s, 1–6, 290–92
Farrow, Mia, 27
Fauntroy, Walter, 58–60
Federal Communications Commission access rule, 83
Felker, Clay, 68
Ferrugia, John, 166
film, 23, 44
Fine, Paul and Holly, 185
Finkelstein, Shari, 270
Finn, George, 171
firings, Don Hewitt’s, 1–6, 24–26, 234–52, 290–92
Flowers, Gennifer, 197–200
football, 54, 84, 197, 205–6, 275
Ford, Henry, 29
Fortenberry, James, 157
48 Hours (show), 180, 206, 217
48 Hours Investigates (show), 4, 282
Fox News, 205, 243
Frank, Reuven, 153
Frankenheimer, John, 11
fraud stories, 107–11, 133–36
Friendly, Fred, 12–13, 24–26, 52, 87, 133, 153
Front Page, The (movie), 7–8, 17
Frye, David, 80
Gallagher, Cornelius, 80
Gallaudet University story, 188
Galloway, Carl, 151–53
Gannon, Frank, 155
Garment, Leonard, 6
Garst, Roswell, 15
Gates, Daryl, 203–4
Gates, Gary Paul, 149, 294
Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), 181
Gaylin, Willard, 217
Geist, Bill, 251
Geragos, Mark, 285
Gerard, Jeremy, 295
Geter, Lenell, 2, 157–59
Getty, Gordon and Ann, 159
Glauber, Steve, 138–39
Gleason, Jackie, 161–62
Goldin, Marion, 133–34, 138
Goodman, Ellen, 137
Good Morning America (show), 113, 155
Gorin, Norman, 142
“gotcha!” stories, 77–82. See also hidden-camera stories
Gould, Jack, 33, 295
government corruption stories, 53, 62–67
Greenfield, Jeff, 137
Grimshaw, Jim, 64–65
Grodin, Charles, 251, 252
Gulf of Tonkin story, 53
Gulf War stories, 189
Gumbel, Bryant, 219
Gunga Dan story, 129–33
gun purchases story, 101
Haig, Alexander, 195
Haldeman, H. R. “Bob,” 82
Hall, Philip Baker, 214
Halliburton story, 262, 269–70
Hanson, Jane, 271–72
Hartman, Rome, 195, 203, 273
Hartman, Steve, 250–52
Hassler, Patti, 241
Hayes, Harold, 114
headlines, 47–49, 96
Hepburn, Katharine, 2, 120–21
Herbert, Anthony, 64, 71
Herman, George, 195
Hersh, Seymour, 48
Herskowitz, Mickey, 294
Hertsgaard, Mark, 75–76, 295
Hewitt, Don
acceptance by rich and powerful, 62–63, 66, 120, 173, 184–85
Afghanistan story, 129
age of, 236
attempt to buy CBS News, 167–68
background of, 7–14
Candice Bergen and, 227–28
Bill Clinton and, 198
on competition, 153–54
concept and pilots for 60 Minutes, 26–35
conflicts and, 2, 53, 55, 115, 139, 142–43, 258–60
early CBS News jobs and firing of, 15–25
Jeffrey Fager and, 250–52
firing of, from 60 Minutes, 1–6, 234–52, 290–92
first 60 Minutes seasons, 36–49
H. R. Haldeman story, 82
headlines and, 47–49, 96
health of, 229
Jimmy Hoffa story, 91–94
Michael Jackson story, 280–89
Steve Kroft and, 177–78, 180
memoirs, 13, 25, 149, 293
memos, 193, 212, 278–79
Nuclear Regulatory Commission story, 105–6
“packaged reality” concept, 90–91, 111
power of, 112–14, 124–25
producer credit and, 72
reruns and, 133
Ira Rosen and, 136–37
salary of, 150, 162, 175, 237
Diane Sawyer and, 154, 157, 159–60, 176–77
Phil Scheffler and, 238–39, 253–58
sexual harassment and, 73–77, 221–22
O. J. Simpson trial and, 276–77
60 Minutes II and, 220–21, 244
Lesley Stahl and, 195, 203
30 Minutes show idea, 4, 292
tobacco industry story, 206–15
Meredith Vieira and, 177–78, 189–91
Mike Wallace and, 2–3, 5–6, 53, 55–56, 113, 147, 164, 212–14, 258–60, 275–77, 290–92
Kathleen Willey story, 226–27
West 57th and, 165–67
WGA strike, Rooney, and, 172–73
Hewitt, Ely (father), 7
Hexum, Jon-Erik, 166
Heyward, Andrew, 3, 5, 180, 216–21, 225, 230–32, 234–39, 242, 245–48, 253, 273, 282
Hickel, Walter, 63
hidden-camera stories, 107–11, 133–36, 186–87. See also ambush interviews
Hill, Anita, 76, 201–3
Hill, Clint, 88–91
Hoffa, Jimmy, 91–94
Holbrooke, Richard, 156
homosexual comment, Rooney’s, 181
Horne, Lena, 2, 139–40
Houseman, John, 39
Howar, Barbara, 112
Howard, Josh, 3, 231, 235–36, 241–42, 245, 247, 256–57, 264, 270–71, 273, 278, 286, 291
Hughes, Robert, 114
humor, 37, 43, 45, 115–16. See also Rooney, Andy
Humphrey, Hubert, 37, 41
Hunt, H. L., 46–47
Huntley, Chet, 15, 18, 22
Hussein, Saddam, 87, 189, 263–64, 272, 275
ideas
Don Hewitt’s, 4, 11–14, 23, 26–35, 228, 270, 292
story, 55–56
identity fraud story, 97–101, 137
ImClone, 271, 274
Ingraham, Laura, 218, 218–19
Insider, The (movie), 213–15
insurance scams story, 151–53
International Telephone & Telegraph (IT&T), 63–64
interviews
ambush, 32–33, 77–82
payment for, 48, 80–81, 91–94, 288
Lesley Stahl’s style, 203–4
Mike Wallace’s style, 40–41
In the Storm of the Eye (book), 294
investigative journalism, 57, 62, 77–82. See also journalism; news-gathering methods
Iraq War coverage, 231–33
Isaacson, Walter, 247–48
Ivins, Molly, 218
Jack Daniel’s distillery story, 45
Jackson, Michael, 276, 280–89
James, Caryn, 219
Jankowski, Gene, 168
Johnson, Lyndon B., 53–54
Jones, Paula, 222
journalism
Don Hewitt and, 7–9, 62
investigative, 57, 62 (see also news-gathering methods)
new, 67–69
Mike Wallace and, 33–34
Joyce, Ed, 156
July vacation, 240, 275–77
junket story, 78–79
Kaden, Ellen, 207–9
Kaplan, Norma, 31
Kaplan, Peter, 295
Karmazin, Mel, 220, 230, 243, 245
Kartiganer, Esther, 245
Katz, Jon, 156–57
Katz, Oscar, 84
Keeshan, Bob (Captain Kangaroo), 146
Kennedy, Edward, 57–58
Kennedy, John F., 18–23, 41, 85, 88–91
Kennedy, Robert, 19–20, 30, 44, 70
Kepone pesticide story, 94–96
&nb
sp; Kevorkian, Jack, 267
Khrushchev, Nikita, 15–16
kickbacks, Medicaid, 107–11
Kilpatrick, James J., 124
King, Larry, 242–45
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 44
King, Rodney, 203
Kissinger, Henry, 63, 247–48
Knight, Frances, 97
Konecky, Ronald S., 247
Koppel, Ted, 241, 246
Kroft, Steve
age of, 236
arrival of, 177–81
Bill Clinton story, 197–200
Don Hewitt and, 2, 5, 177–78, 210
Trevor Nelson and Halliburton story, 262–65, 269–70
salary of, 237
Phil Scheffler and, 254
stories, 184–87, 189, 229–30, 271
Ira Rosen and, 137
West 57th and, 166
Krogh, Egil “Bud,” 80
Kuralt, Charles, 15–17, 29, 51, 113, 156
Kurtis, Bill, 156
Kurtz, Howard, 226–27, 295
Lack, Andrew, 130–31, 165–57, 217
Lando, Barry, 56–61, 64–65, 71–72, 77–79, 97–101, 107–11, 134–35
Lapham, Lewis, 91
Larry King Live (show), 242–45, 246
Latham, Aaron, 74, 194
Lauer, Matt, 271
laws, 97–101, 110, 207–8
lawsuits, 65, 149, 151–53, 163–64, 208
Lear, Norman, 113
legal issues. See laws; lawsuits
Leibner, Richard, 128, 169
Leonard, Bill, 25, 28–29, 124, 127, 148, 166, 294
Leonard, John, 113
Letterman, David, 241
Levitan, Paul, 14
Levitt, Bill and Simone, 120
libel suits. See lawsuits
Liddy, G. Gordon, 80–81
Lieberthal, Merri, 245
Liebowitz, Annie, 175–76
Lindsay, John, 194
Loewenwarter, Paul, 88, 94, 142, 195
Longhini, Doug, 108
Longworth, Alice Roosevelt, 47
Lopez, Jennifer, 274, 282
Los Angeles riots, 203
Luce, Charles, 111
Lumet, Sidney, 11
Lund, Peter, 212
Lynch, Jessica, 274, 282
McCarthy, Joseph, 53
McLaughlin, John, 80
Mailer, Norman, 70
Malcolm X, 49, 141
managed-news issue, 111
Manatt, Charles, 159–60
mandatory retirement exemptions, 149
Mann, Michael, 214
Marshall, Thurgood, 57
Martin, David, 273
Meadlo, Paul, 48
media. See news media
Medicaid fraud stories, 107–11, 133–36
Medlin, Chuck, 91–94
memoirs
Don Hewitt’s, 13, 25, 149, 293
Bill Leonard’s, 294
Richard Nixon’s, 155
Sally Quinn’s, 74, 295
Dan Rather’s, 129, 294
Harry Reasoner’s, 294
Richard Salant’s, 295
Lesley Stahl’s, 193, 294
Mike Wallace’s, 30, 81, 149, 294
memos, Don Hewitt’s, 193, 212, 278–79
Merchant Marine, 9–10
Mickelson, Sig, 18, 295
Mifflin, Lawrie, 295
Mike and Buff (show), 31–32
Miller, Dana, 263
Minute by Minute (book), 25, 149, 293
Molinari, Susan, 218
Mondale, Walter, 159–60
Monitor (show), 153
Monroe, Marilyn, 70
Moonves, Leslie, 219–20, 243, 245, 282, 283, 292
Moore, Donovan, 295
Moore, Frazier, 5
Moore, William, 95–96
Morgan, Beverly, 4–5
Moses, Harry, 67–69, 101–2
Mudd, Roger, 128
Muggeridge, Malcolm, 37
Murphy, Jim, 232
Murrow, Edward R., 12–13, 18, 22, 32, 87, 134, 169
Nader, Ralph, 101
Namath, Joe, 43
Navratilova, Martina, 141
NBC, 15–17, 23–24, 34, 79, 114, 153, 206, 217
Nelson, Trevor, 261–65, 269–70
news-gathering methods. See also journalism
ambush interviews, 32–33, 77–82 (see also interviews)
Don Hewitt’s, 15–18, 24, 26
hidden-camera, 107–11, 133–36, 186–87
laws and, 97–101, 110, 207–8
reverse-angle shots, 71, 151–53
Mike Wallace’s, 64–65
news media. See also ABC News; CBS News; NBC
junkets, 78–79
headlines, 47–49, 96
newsmagazines, 28–30, 113–14
news specials, 176–77, 274
scrutiny (see criticism)
NFL football, 54, 84, 197, 205–6, 275
Nichols, Mike, 176
Night Beat (show), 32–33, 70
Nightline (show), 241
Nightwatch (show), 180
Nixon, Richard M., 2, 6, 20–21, 30, 37, 40–41, 62–63, 66, 86–87, 155–56. See also Watergate scandal
Nixon, Tricia, 63
Norris, Chuck, 166
Norris, John, 236
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 101–5
Ober, Eric, 207–9, 212, 217
O’Connor, John J., 105–6, 111, 295
O’Keefe, Patrick, 91–94
opening teases, 131
Orient Express story, 171
O’Rourke, P. J., 218
Osborne, D. M., 295
“packaged reality” concept, 90–91
Paley, William, 39, 120, 157, 160, 184
payment for interviews, 48, 80–81, 91–94, 288
Perigord, Lorraine, 33, 163
Perot, Ross, 204
pesticide story, 94–96
Peterson, Pete, 184
Philip Morris, 32, 208
Philips, Drew, 143–44
pilots, 60 Minutes, 29–30
pimps story, 67–69
Point-Counterpoint segment, 123–24, 198, 249–50
political conventions, 13–14, 21–22, 24, 38, 56, 86
Pollard, Robert, 101–5, 111
Poorman, Paul, 78–79
pornography stories, 134–35, 275
Primetime Live (show), 136–37, 206, 274, 282
prison riot stunt, Don Hewitt’s, 17–18
private schools story, 57–60
producers. See also Bergman, Lowell; Collyer, Ellen; Fager; Jeffrey; Hartman, Rome; Howard, Josh; Lando, Barry; Loewenwarter, Paul; Moses, Harry; Rosen, Ira; Wershba, Joseph; Westin, Av; Williams, Palmer
Ed Bradley and, 201–2
conflicts over, 138–39, 142, 169–70, 180
credit for, 263–64
investigative journalism and, 57, 62, 77–82
role of, 39, 45, 57, 60, 71–72
salaries of, 237
Diane Sawyer and, 160
Lesley Stahl and, 203–4
profits, 1, 112, 119, 141, 175, 237, 274–75
prostitution story, 67–69
Public Eye (show), 219
Quayle, Dan, 227
Quinn, Sally, 74–75, 295
racism issues, 146–47, 181–83
Radutzky, Michael, 222, 226, 280–89
Raines, Howell, 253
Rajneesh, Bhagwan Shree, 166
Rather, Dan
Afghanistan story, 129–33
background of, 85–88
at CBS Evening News, 128, 145, 168–69
conflicts and, 116, 142
Jeffrey Fager and, 291
Don Hewitt and, 18, 22–23
Andrew Heyward and, 216–17
lawsuit against, 151–53
pesticide story, 94–96
Diane Sawyer and, 155–56
as star, 111
Mike Wallace and, 164
Who’s Who and, 112–13
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atings, 39, 48, 50, 67, 82–84, 117, 141, 182–83, 205, 249–50, 274, 287, 289, 290–91
Reagan, Ronald, 195, 291
Reasoner, Harry
background of, 34–35
Casablanca story, 143–45
conflict and, 142
first 60 Minutes seasons and departure of, 36–51, 63
Don Hewitt and, 15–17, 21–22, 185
lung cancer and death of, 174–75, 192
pilots with, 28–29
return of, 115, 119–20
Barbara Walters and, 114–15
religion, John F. Kennedy’s, 19–20
reporters. See correspondents; producers
Reporting Live (book), 193, 294
Republican Party, 32, 40–41, 63–64. See also political conventions
reruns, 133
Reston, James, 82
retirement exemptions, 149–50
reverse-angle shots, 71, 151–53
reviews. See criticism
Riordan, Pat, 108–9
rivalry. See conflicts
Rivera, Geraldo, 114, 134
R. J. Reynolds, 208
RN (book), 155
Robins, J. Max, 241, 243
Robinson, Paulette, 201
Rodriguez, Darlene, 272
Rogers, J. O., 94–95
Rohatyn, Felix, 184
Rooney, Andy
age of, 235–36
departure and return of, 115–16
first 60 Minutes seasons, 38, 44
Don Hewitt and, 9–10, 27, 251–52, 273
racism charges against, 181–83
on Phil Scheffler, 239
WGA strike and, 171–73
on Kathleen Willey story, 227
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 32–33
Rose, Charlie, 180, 211
Rosen, Ira, 136–37
Rosenfield, James, 168
Rubin, Edward, 135–36
Rubin, Robert, 229
Rudd, Hughes, 74
Rumsfeld, Donald, 273
Rusche, Ben, 104–5
Rutenberg, Jim, 241, 248, 295
Safer, Morley
age of, 235
background of, 51–53
Marva Collins story, 122–23
conflicts and, 116–17, 142–43
Lenell Geter story, 157–59
Jackie Gleason story, 161–62
Katharine Hepburn story, 120–21
Don Hewitt and, 2, 4–5, 228
Jimmy Hoffa story, 91–94
on Michael Jackson story, 288
Dan Rather and, 87–88
Harry Reasoner and, 192
salary of, 237
Phil Scheffler and, 255
60 Minutes II and, 220
as star, 70–71, 111
stories of, 80, 101, 189, 230, 275
Meredith Vieira and, 191–92
Mike Wallace and, 53–55, 134, 143, 170–71, 211
writing of, 68–69, 123
Salant, CBS and the Battle for the Soul of Broadcast Journalism (book), 295
Salant, Richard, 18, 23–24, 26, 34, 54, 74, 86, 92, 112, 124, 166
salaries, 2, 114, 124, 128, 150, 162, 169, 172–73, 175, 187, 205, 237