60 MINUTES {"1968," SPIRO AGNEW, THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS, OTTO SKORZENY} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of news magazine programs. This edition, anchored by Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner, features a look back at the events of 1968, an interview with Spiro T. Agnew, a profile of the Smothers Brothers, and an interview with former S.S. lieutenant colonel Otto Skorzeny. The program opens with "1968," a film montage by Chuck Braverman of fast-moving film and still images of the people and events of the tumultuous past year, set to driving, rhythmic music. In the next segment, Mike Wallace visits Vice President-elect Spiro T. Agnew at the governor's mansion in Annapolis, Maryland. Agnew discusses the following topics, among others: how he might rectify his image problems in the media; his belief that frankness in politics leaves one vulnerable when statements are taken out of context; the transition from state to national politics; his period of depression after receiving critical press; whether he sees himself as an asset or a liability to Richard M. Nixon; and his efforts to study foreign policy. "The Smothers Brothers," presents a profile of Tommy and Dick Smothers at work on their controversial television comedy show, including the following: footage contrasting the personalities of the brothers -- presenting Tommy as the workaholic political "crusader" and Dick as more moderate and low-key in his involvement with the show; a look at a week of production on the series, featuring Tommy leading a writers' meeting; and footage of a rehearsal. In "The Most Dangerous Man in Europe," correspondent Robert Trout talks with former S.S. lieutenant colonel Otto Skorzeny, who discusses the following topics, among others: why Hitler chose him to head a dangerous 1943 mission to liberate fallen dictator Benito Mussolini from captivity in the Abruzzi mountains in Italy; his impressions of Hitler; how he carried out the successful rescue mission; Mussolini's arrival at Third Reich headquarters in Germnay; and whether he has regrets about his actions during the war. (These recollections are documented with newsreel and captured footage.) Includes commercials and a public service announcement. Cataloging of this program was made possible by The Marc Haas and Helen Hotze Haas Foundation.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: January 7, 1969 Tuesday 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:57:51
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:27393
- GENRE: News magazine
- SUBJECT HEADING: Biography; Germany - Officials - Talk/Interviews; National Socialism; US - Politics and government; Television - Production and direction; World War II - 1943
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1968-
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Alka-Seltzer antacid
- TV - Commercials - Biz laundry pre-soak
- TV - Commercials - Colgate toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Listerine antiseptic mouthwash
- TV - Commercials - Marlboro cigarettes
- TV - Commercials - Palmolive dishwashing liquid
- TV - Commercials - Playtex 18-Hour girdle
- TV - Commercials - Playtex padded bra
- TV - PSA - American Cancer Society (smoking)
CREDITS
- Don Hewitt … Executive Producer
- Palmer Williams … Producer
- Alice Bigart … Producer
- William K. McClure … Producer
- Andrew A. Rooney … Producer
- John Sharnik … Producer
- Joseph Wershba … Producer
- William Brown … Associate Producer
- Jane Nicholl … Associate Producer
- Tom Reynolds … Associate Producer
- Joseph Illigasch … Production (Misc.), Production Manager
- Peter Frame … Production (Misc.), Production Supervisor
- Jack Beck … Production (Misc.), "The Smothers Brothers" by
- Arthur Bloom … Director
- Chuck Braverman … Director, Film by, For "1968"
- Joe Gorsuch … Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Christine Huneke … Researcher
- Harry Reasoner … Anchor
- Mike Wallace … Anchor, Interviewer
- Robert Trout … Interviewer
- Spiro T. Agnew
- Adolf Hitler
- Benito Mussolini
- Otto Skorzeny
- Tom Smothers
- Dick Smothers
- Smothers Brothers, The