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The Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 1

Every episode of 60 Minutes Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 60 Minutes Season 1!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 1 - September 24, 1968
    4.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - September 24, 1968

    S1:E1

    60 Minutes offers a beside-the-scenes look at presidential candidates Richard Nixon and Hubert Humphrey during their parties' summer nominating conventions then interviews three prominent European political thinkers about the elections before soliciting the opinion of native son and Pulitzer Prize-winning commentator Art Buchwald. A conversation with U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark follows during which he attempts to explain the forces at work in the country's rapidly changing relationship with law enforcement officers. A presentation of the short subject documentary "Why Man Creates" concludes this inaugural episode.

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  2. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 2 - October 8, 1968
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    #2 - October 8, 1968

    S1:E2

    An exclusive interview with Richard Nixon, the Republican Party candidate for president, a look at highlights from an original musical comedy produced by Theatre Atlanta, and an examination of U.S. Defense research into germ and gas warfare.

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  3. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 3 - October 22, 1968
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    #3 - October 22, 1968

    S1:E3

    An exclusive interview with Democratic Party presidential candidate and current Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, an interview with controversial Independent presidential candidate George Wallace, and the second part of an investigative story on U.S. Defense germ and gas warfare research.

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  4. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 4 - November 12, 1968
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    #4 - November 12, 1968

    S1:E4

    A look back at last week's election of Richard Nixon as President, a profile of NFL football star quarterback Joe Namath of the New York Jets and a look at some footage of the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia shot in Prague.

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  5. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 5 - November 26, 1968
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    #5 - November 26, 1968

    S1:E5

    An interview with former nun and current president of Webster College, Jacqueline Grennan, who left the Roman Catholic Church after challenging its stance on birth control; a trip to the famous Laurent Restaurant with food critic Craig Claiborne; an interview with recently re-elected Senator Edmund Muskie.

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  6. 60 Minutes Season 1 Episode 6 - December 10, 1968
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    #6 - December 10, 1968

    S1:E6