Mike Wallace Anchor/ Correspondent View Full Interview The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Foundation Presents 02:26 Tab About About this interview In his three-hour Archive interview, Mike Wallace (1918-2012) talks about his early radio work, television's Mike and Buff, The Mike Wallace Interviews, and reporting the 1960 presidential election coverage. Then in 1963, he became a news correspondent at CBS, which led to his legendary position on 60 Minutes. Steve McClellan conducted the interview in New York, NY on April 17, 1998. "In the best of all possible worlds, everybody would be honorable, but that's not the way the world works. Reputations for reporters are made by discovering things underneath that rock." People Talking About ... Mike Wallace Highlights Mike Wallace on co-hosting Mike and Buff Mike Wallace on joining 60 Minutes; on detailing the concept of the program Mike Wallace on being sued for libel (and beginning his battle with depression) by William Westmoreland after he interviewed him for his special The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception Mike Wallace on what makes a good interview Full Interview Chapter 1 On his early years and influences on first learning about television in Chicago Chapter 2 On his first impressions of television; on his first shows Mike and Buff and Night Beat Chapter 3 On his work on TV's Newsbeat, Race for Space, and covering the 1960 Presidential election Chapter 4 On his work as a correspondent on 60 Minutes Chapter 5 On his work on 60 Minutes (continued) Chapter 6 On the continued success and challenges of 60 Minutes; on people he's worked with over the course of his career Shows 60 MinutesView Show Page Mike Wallace on joining 60 Minutes; on detailing the concept of the program Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes' coverage of the Vietnam War Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes' coverage of Watergate CBS NewsView Show Page Mike Wallace on anchoring The CBS Morning News Mike and BuffView Show Page Mike Wallace on co-hosting Mike and Buff Stand By for CrimeView Show Page Mike Wallace on one of his first TV roles, Lt. Anthony Kidd on Stand By for Crime (Note: he states the name as Lt. Michael Kidd) Super CircusView Show Page Mike Wallace on his work as a pitchman for Peter Pan peanut butter on Super Circus, and the sponsor's exit after a live TV incident involving elephants Topics Hollywood BlacklistView Topic Mike Wallace on how CBS handled the blacklist Richard M. NixonView Topic Mike Wallace on covering Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1967-68 Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes' coverage of Watergate Vietnam WarView Topic Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes' coverage of the Vietnam War Mike Wallace on being sued for libel (and beginning his battle with depression) by William Westmoreland after he interviewed him for his special The Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam Deception Professions InterviewerView Profession Mike Wallace on what makes a good interview Genres CommercialsView Genre Mike Wallace on his work as a pitchman for Peter Pan peanut butter on Super Circus, and the sponsor's exit after a live TV incident involving elephants News and DocumentaryView Genre Mike Wallace on what makes a good interview People Buff CobbView Person Page Mike Wallace on co-hosting Mike and Buff Don HewittView Interview Page Mike Wallace on joining 60 Minutes; on detailing the concept of the program Richard M. NixonView Person Page Mike Wallace on covering Richard Nixon's presidential campaign in 1967-68 William S. PaleyView Person Page Mike Wallace on anchoring The CBS Morning News