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60 Minutes, Who Poisoned The Children?
produced by Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow u...
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produced by Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1999), 14 mins
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A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow up with China, but had no authority to get answers. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act came about in the United States because of a simila...
A pharmacist in Haiti used barrels of what he thought was pharmaceutical glycerine to sweeten medicine for children. It turned out to be diethylene glycol instead, and in 1996 children began to die from taking the tainted medicine. The barrels were traced to Europe, and then to China. The FDA was asked to follow up with China, but had no authority to get answers. The Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act came about in the United States because of a similar problem in the 1930s. Mike Wallace reports.
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Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Walt Bogdanich, fl. 1999-2011, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1997-09-28, 1999-07-11
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Accidental deaths, Chemical industry, Drugs and pharmaceuticals, Disease and Health
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Pollards
produced by Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 15 mins
Mike Wallace interviews Jonathan Pollard, an American serving life in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel, and his wife, Anne, convicted as an accomplice. Pollard, a former Naval intelligence analyst, admitted his guilt but calls his stiff sentence 'political vengeance.'
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produced by Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 1998), 15 mins
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Mike Wallace interviews Jonathan Pollard, an American serving life in prison for spying on the U.S. for Israel, and his wife, Anne, convicted as an accomplice. Pollard, a former Naval intelligence analyst, admitted his guilt but calls his stiff sentence 'political vengeance.'
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Richard Bonin, fl. 1993, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
1998-06-28
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Jonathan Pollard, 1954-
Topic / Theme
Spies, International relations, Prison sentences, Espionage, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1998 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The Spy Game
produced by Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
For several months last year, FBI agents followed Stanislav Gusev very closely. They weren't sure what he was doing, but they had strong suspicions that he was up to something strange. Correspondent Jim Stewart reports on the latest chapter in the continuing spy story involving the U.S. and Russia.
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produced by Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 13 mins
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For several months last year, FBI agents followed Stanislav Gusev very closely. They weren't sure what he was doing, but they had strong suspicions that he was up to something strange. Correspondent Jim Stewart reports on the latest chapter in the continuing spy story involving the U.S. and Russia.
Date Written / Recorded
2000-01-31
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Andrew Wolff, fl. 2009-2014, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Jim Stewart, fl. 1969, Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2000-01-31
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, Spies, Espionage, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Spy?
produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
Wen Ho Lee, who was accused of trading United States nuclear weapons information to China, speaks out that he is innocent of these charges. Mike Wallace.
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produced by Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System; interview by Mike Wallace, 1918-2012, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
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Wen Ho Lee, who was accused of trading United States nuclear weapons information to China, speaks out that he is innocent of these charges. Mike Wallace.
Date Written / Recorded
2000-02-18
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story, Interview
Contributor
Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Mike Wallace, 1918-2012
Date Published / Released
2000-02-18
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Wen Ho Lee, 1939-
Topic / Theme
Spies, Espionage, Nuclear weapons, Science and Technology
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Cyber War
produced by Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
This segment of 60 Minutes is about cyber terrorism.
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produced by Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
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This segment of 60 Minutes is about cyber terrorism.
Date Written / Recorded
2000-06-13
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Leslie Cockburn, 1952-, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Steve Kroft, 1945-
Date Published / Released
2000-06-13
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Speaker / Narrator
Jon Kyl, 1942-, Richard A. Clarke, 1950-, Herbert A. Browne, fl. 2010, Bill Triplett, fl. 2010, Jeff Fay, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Jon Kyl, 1942-, Richard A. Clarke, 1950-, Herbert A. Browne, fl. 2010, Bill Triplett, fl. 2010, Jeff Fay, fl. 2010
Topic / Theme
Criminal occupations, Computers, Computer networks, Terrorism, Science and Technology, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Sorry About That
produced by Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
Twenty years after the Iran hostage crisis where a group of protesting Iranian students took over the US embassy in Tehran and held American diplomats hostage, Iran is trying to reestablish relations with the US.
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produced by Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2000), 14 mins
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Twenty years after the Iran hostage crisis where a group of protesting Iranian students took over the US embassy in Tehran and held American diplomats hostage, Iran is trying to reestablish relations with the US.
Date Written / Recorded
2000
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Draggan Mihailovich, fl. 1994-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2000
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
International relations, Iranian Hostage Crisis, 1979-1981, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2000 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Schneider V. Kissinger
produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 15 mins
60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, t...
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produced by Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013 and Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 15 mins
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60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, the civil suit is expected to claim that the CIA supported a kidnapping plot which led to the death of the Chilean general. The CIA's su...
60 Minutes has learned that the family of a murdered Chilean general plans to file a lawsuit seeking damages against Henry Kissinger for his alleged role in the death of Gen. Rene Schneider, the commander of the Chilean Army who was killed by kidnappers in 1970. Citing recently declassified government documents, the civil suit is expected to claim that the CIA supported a kidnapping plot which led to the death of the Chilean general. The CIA's support for the kidnapping was part of a larger effort by the Agency to instigate a coup in Chile - an objective ordered by President Nixon and overseen by Kissinger. Bob Simon reports.
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Date Written / Recorded
2001-09-09
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Michael H. Gavshon, fl. 1999-2013, Solly Granatstein, fl. 2001-2016, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2001-09-09
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
René Schneider, 1913-1970, Richard Milhous Nixon, 1913-1994, Henry Kissinger, 1923-
Topic / Theme
International relations, Coup d'etat, Trials and litigation, War and Violence, Political and Social Movements
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Special Ops
produced by John Marks, fl. 1998-2013 and Steven Reiner, fl. 1997-2008, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
In Morley Safer's 2001 report titled 'Special Ops,' you'll meet men who know from experience what it's like to go 'behind enemy lines to surprise, disrupt, kill or kidnap.' This piece aired on '60 Minutes' a little more than two weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
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produced by John Marks, fl. 1998-2013 and Steven Reiner, fl. 1997-2008, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
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In Morley Safer's 2001 report titled 'Special Ops,' you'll meet men who know from experience what it's like to go 'behind enemy lines to surprise, disrupt, kill or kidnap.' This piece aired on '60 Minutes' a little more than two weeks after the 9/11 attacks.
Date Written / Recorded
2001-10-14
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
John Marks, fl. 1998-2013, Steven Reiner, fl. 1997-2008, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Morley Safer, 1931-2016
Date Published / Released
2001-10-14
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, Crossing enemy lines, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, The LBJ Tapes
produced by Rome Hartman, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
Private tape recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson's phone conversations reveal his struggles as president and with the Vietnam war. Lesley Stahl reports.
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produced by Rome Hartman, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 13 mins
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Private tape recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson's phone conversations reveal his struggles as president and with the Vietnam war. Lesley Stahl reports.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Rome Hartman, fl. 2001-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Lesley Stahl, 1941-
Date Published / Released
2001-11-04, 2001-11-11
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Lyndon B. Johnson, 1908-1973
Topic / Theme
Audio recordings, Presidents, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, The Sixties (1960–1974), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2002 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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60 Minutes, Most Wanted (Imad Mugniyeh)
produced by Ben Plesser, fl. 2012-2014, Claudia Weinstein, fl. 2009-2014 and Joel Bernstein, fl. 2003-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 11 mins
Bob Simon investigates one of the biggest names in terrorism against the United States: Imad Mugniyeh.
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produced by Ben Plesser, fl. 2012-2014, Claudia Weinstein, fl. 2009-2014 and Joel Bernstein, fl. 2003-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System, 2001), 11 mins
Description
Bob Simon investigates one of the biggest names in terrorism against the United States: Imad Mugniyeh.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
News story
Contributor
Ben Plesser, fl. 2012-2014, Claudia Weinstein, fl. 2009-2014, Joel Bernstein, fl. 2003-2015, Columbia Broadcasting System
Author / Creator
Bob Simon, 1941-2015
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Imad Mugniyah, 1920-2008
Topic / Theme
Fugitives, Terrorism, War and Violence
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2001 by Columbia Broadcasting System
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