Saying farewell to the extraordinary Mike Wallace
April 15, 2012
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this program. What better way to honor and remember Mike, than to look back at some of the highlights of his extraordinary career.
The Other Mike Wallace: Philanthropist and Male Nurse
[Mike Wallace montage: He was doing what? With you. Why? Why? Why? Really? When you boil it down to low gravy...You demanded special treatment. You needed money. It's almost an embarrassment, sir, to hear this from you. What? What did they want you to do? What is it?]
I sat down with Mike in the spring of 2006 on the occasion of his semi-retirement from "60 Minutes." In the studio where the show is put together every week, we watched some notable people get put through the Mike Wallace meat-grinder.
[Mike Wallace: Wait, wait, wait. What are you saying?]
For instance: there he was with Vladimir Putin who, at the time was the president of Russia. But it's clear from this interview, that Mike was the
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