War

Robert Adler on early projects he was assigned at Zenith and on Zenith and World War II

Mary V. Ahern on her experience during World War II

Alan Alda on the connection between the Korean War setting of M*A*S*H and the then-contemporary conflict in Vietnam

Steve Allen on being drafted into World War II

Alex Anderson on his experiences during World War II

Howard Anderson Jr. on his military service 

Charlie Andrews on his service in World War II

Army Archerd on serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II

James Arness on his experience with World War II

Peter Arnett on reporting from Saigon for the Associated Press during the Vietnam War

Peter Arnett on competing news outlets in Vietnam during the Vietnam War

Peter Arnett on covering the Buddhist crisis in Vietnam for the Associated Press

Peter Arnett on getting stories out of Vietnam, and on television news being late with the stories

Peter Arnett on government interference in his reporting from Vietnam

Peter Arnett on appealing to the Kennedy administration when South Vietnam was hampering their reporting from the region

Peter Arnett on covering the attempted coup in Vietnam

Peter Arnett on covering the Tet Offensive in Vietnam, and military complaints about the coverage

Peter Arnett on the reaction of the Lyndon Johnson administration to his AP reporting from Vietnam

Peter Arnett on how the Vietnam War changed reporting on wars that came after

Peter Arnett on laying the groundwork for CNN's coverage of the Gulf War

Peter Arnett on public reaction to his, Bernard Shaw's, and John Holliman's coverage of the bombing of Baghdad from the Al Rashid Hotel

Peter Arnett on using words rather than images to describe the action on the ground in Baghdad the first day of the Gulf War, and on dealing with Iraqi security

Peter Arnett on Iraqi security forces attempting to censor his reports from Baghdad

Peter Arnett on staying behind in Baghdad during the Gulf War after his colleagues from CNN left

Peter Arnett on CNN and Ted Turner resisting pressure from the George H.W. Bush administration to pull Arnett out of Baghdad during the Gulf War

Peter Arnett on reporting on the bombing of a baby milk factory during the Gulf War, and on the growing criticism of his reporting from Baghdad

Peter Arnett on broadcasting, along with Bernard Shaw and John Holliman, from the Al Rashid Hotel the night of the American bombing of of Baghdad which marked the start of the Gulf War

Peter Arnett on interviewing Saddam Hussein during the Gulf War

Peter Arnett on getting the tapes of his Saddam Hussein interview back to CNN without censorship from the Iraqi Ministry of Information

Peter Arnett on the events leading up to his 1997 interview with Osama bin Laden

Peter Arnett on his 1997 interview with Osama bin Laden

Bob Banner on his service in World War II

Bob Banner on producing Peggy Fleming Visits the Soviet Union

Erik Barnouw on how World War II impacted him and his work

Erik Barnouw on forming and heading the Armed Forces Radio Services education unit

Ralph M. Baruch on his family's experiences in World War II in Germany and France

Joe Behar on getting drafted in World War II

William Bell on incorporating events of the Vietnam War into the storylines of Days of Our Lives

Donald P. Bellisario on early memories of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

Donald P. Bellisario on his childhood town's reaction to World War II

Donald P. Bellisario on "Magnum" of Magnum, P.I.  being a veteran of the Vietnam War

Donald P. Bellisario on Dean Stockwell's difficulty with the Quantum Leap episode "The Leap Home"

Dick Berg on his experiences in World War II

Shelley Berman on the importance of comedy in his life, and on the importance of comedy during World War II

Walter Bernstein on being drafted in 1941, serving in public relations during World War II, and writing a musical comedy play for the troops (pre-USO)

Walter Bernstein on getting transferred to do public relations for the Irving Berlin play "This is the Army" during World War II, controversy over a piece he wrote for The New Yorker, and getting transferred again to write for Yank magazine

Walter Bernstein on writing for Yank, the official magazine of the Army, and traveling overseas as a magazine correspondent

Walter Bernstein on the Army being aware of his left-leaning political beliefs

Walter Bernstein on reporting for Yank magazine from Jerusalem during World War II; on the atrocities against Jews during World War II

Walter Bernstein on reporting for Yank magazine from combat situations during World War II and interviewing Tito in Yugoslavia without the Army's consent

Tom Bettag on covering the Vietnam War during his early years at CBS News

Tom Bettag on the "rules" for reporting on the Vietnam War, and on what he learned from the experience of covering it

Tom Bettag on trying to land an interview with Saddam Hussein for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

Tom Bettag on covering the Gulf War for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, and on landing an interview with Saddam Hussein

Wade Bingham on the types of films he made as a child, and on making training films during World War II

Wade Bingham on covering the Korean War for CBS News

Wade Bingham on covering the Battle of Chongju and other battles during the Korean War

Wade Bingham on covering the firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War for CBS News

Wade Bingham on his most memorable moments covering the Korean War for CBS News

Wade Bingham on memorable moments shooting the Korean War for CBS News

Wade Bingham on Edward R. Murrow bringing See it Now to Korea during the Korean War

Wade Bingham on competing with other news organizations during the Korean War, and on bringing sound to his footage of it

Wade Bingham on covering the French involvement in Vietnam, which was a precursor to the Vietnam War

Wade Bingham on covering the early stages of the Vietnam War for CBS News

Wade Bingham on shooting a hydrogen bomb test

Wade Bingham on covering Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Indonesia in 1960

Wade Bingham on shooting an hydrogen bomb test for CBS News

Lucille Bliss on performing at Armed Forces Talent Shows during World War II and auditioning the Marine Corps Band

Haskell Boggs on his activities during World War II

Mili Lerner Bonsignori on working on the pilot episode of See It Now which followed how a donation of blood made it to a soldier in the Korean War

Al Borden on his experience in World War II and living through the Great Depression

Al Borden on his service in World War II

Ed Bradley on the impact of the "boat people" story about Vietnamese refugees, and recognizing the reach of 60 Minutes

Eric Braeden on growing up in Germany during World War II

David Brinkley on his World War II experience

Tom Brokaw on interviewing Mikhail Gorbachev on NBC Nightly News

Tom Brokaw on being targeted with an anthrax letter in 2001

Frances Buss Buch on working on the CBS TV news program when Pearl Harbor was attacked

Allan Burns on getting drafted in the Vietnam War, but a back injury preventing him from serving

Robert Caminiti on his childhood experiences, World War II and witnessing anti-semitism as a kid in New York City

Charles Cappleman on the Korean War interrupting his broadcasting career

Josie Carey on the impact of World War II on her family as she was growing up

Dick Cavett on Bob Hope getting booed at a USO show in Vietnam

Julia Child on her time in the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) during World War II

Julia Child on her time in the OSS during World War II (continued)

Robert Clary on being placed in a concentration camp with this family during World War II

Robert Clary on being liberated from Buchenwald in 1945

Robert Clary on how Hogan's Heroes was vastly different from his own real life World War II experience, and more on his character, "LeBeau"

Robert Clary on his eventual decision to share his and his family's story of being placed in a concentration camp during World War II

Robert Clary on his work speaking about the Holocaust for the Shoah Foundation, and on being the subject of the documentary "Robert Clary A5714: A Memoir of Liberation"

Art Clokey on working with film during World War II

Nick Clooney on how his family was affected by World War II

Nick Clooney on serving in the Armed Forces Radio Network during the Korean War

Andy Cohen on announcing the death of Osama bin Laden on Watch What Happens Live

Henry Colman on serving in the Air Force during World War II

Irwin Corey on the then-current situation in Iraq

Alexander Courage on becoming a bandleader in the Army during World War II and attending the Army Music School

Alexander Courage on starting to arrange music while he was in the Army

Richard Crenna on his activities during World War II

Billy Crystal on performing in a comedy team after college, and on watching the Vietnam War draft lottery on television

Ann Curry on reporting on the war in Kosovo for Today

Ann Curry on her dedication to covering the genocide in Darfur for Today, and on interviewing the world leaders involved in the conflict, including President of Sudan Omar al-Bashir and President of Chad Idriss Deby

Bill Dana on being sent to witness the concentration camp at Dachau by President Eisenhower

Bill Dana on the Leopoldville disaster, the "Cheshire Cats," and visiting Dachau concentration camp

Ossie Davis on his experience during World War II

James Day on his experiences in World War II

Fred de Cordova on his experiences in World War II

Louis Dorfsman on joining the Army during World War II

David Dortort on his activities during World War II

Hugh Downs on getting drafted into the Army during World War II

Bob Doyle on his experience during World War II

Betty Cole Dukert on Meet the Press'  coverage of The Cold War

Betty Cole Dukert on Fidel Castro appearing on Meet the Press

Betty Cole Dukert on Anastas Mikoyan appearing on Meet the Press

Betty Cole Dukert on covering the Vietnam War on Meet the Press

Dominick Dunne on his service in the Army during World War II

Barbara Eden on touring with Bob Hope's USO tour in the Persian Gulf

Ralph Edwards on his bond, paper, and copper drives with Truth or Consequences during World War II

Ralph Edwards on the 1958 episode of This Is Your Life set in Hawaii to honor those who perished at Pearl Harbor and raise funds for a memorial

George Faber on his experiences during World War II

Jeff Fager on producing stories in the Middle East in the 1980s for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather

Jeff Fager on covering the Soviet Union for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather, including a story where they explored what Russians were proud of

Jeff Fager on producing stories on the Gulf War for CBS Evening News with Dan Rather and 60 Minutes

Jeff Fager on the Abu Ghraib story on 60 Minutes II

Jeff Fager on the controversial 2013 60 Minutes story on Benghazi

Jamie Farr on getting drafted during the Korean conflict

Jamie Farr on keeping in touch with Red Skelton when Farr got drafted in 1957 and the pair entertaining troops together

Jamie Farr on the premise of M*A*S*H

Jamie Farr on the dog tags he wore as "Klinger" on M*A*S*H and how the show was similar to the real Korean Way (in which Farr had served)

Irving Fein on trying to serve as a publicist for a General during World War II

Les Flory on commercial television coming to a halt when World War II started and the development of new technologies during the war years

Horton Foote on his activities during World War II, and on bringing his play "Only the Heart" to Broadway

June Foray on writing scripts for the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II

June Foray on writing scripts for the Office of Civilian Defense during World War II

Ray Forrest on his father trying to bring his family to America from Germany, but instead serving in World War I for Germany

Ray Forrest on his on-air announcement of the start of World War II

Ray Forrest on being drafted into the TFPL (Training Film Production Laboratory) in World War II

Ray Forrest on working for the Signal Corps during World War II and then joining the OSS (because he spoke fluent German), and getting into a serious vehicle accident

Ray Forrest on visiting the TV station and appearing on television in uniform during World War II

Reuven Frank on erection of the Berlin Wall

Reuven Frank on the Cuban Missile Crisis

Reuven Frank on NBC's coverage of the Bay of Pigs invasion

Reuven Frank on the NBC News documentary The Tunnel

Reuven Frank on the NBC News coverage of the Vietnam War

Reuven Frank on NBC News' coverage of the anti-Vietnam War movment

Jonathan Frid on his experience during World War II

Murray Fromson on seeing his Japanese-American classmates taken out of their classroom a few weeks after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the discrimination he witnessed against Japanese-Americans

Murray Fromson on being drafted during the Korean War, and he came to write for "Stars and Stripes"

Murray Fromson on what it was like to write for "Stars and Stripes" during the Korean War, and how a story he wrote got him transferred from being stationed in Japan to Korea

Murray Fromson on some of his most striking memories of reporting for "Stars and Stripes" in Korea during the Korean War

Murray Fromson on getting in trouble for a story he wrote about a Marine while reporting for "Stars and Stripes" during the Korean War, and how this led to him being hired by the Associated Press

Murray Fromson on being a correspondent in Japan, reporting on Japan and Korea following the end of the Korean War

Murray Fromson on stopping in Saigon and Cambodia on his way to reporting in Singapore in 1956

Murray Fromson on covering the Cuban Missile Crisis for CBS News

Murray Fromson on covering the Vietnam War for CBS News

Murray Fromson on torture he witnessed while covering the Vietnam War for CBS News, and a court martial trial he covered

Murray Fromson on the My Lai Massacre and the horrors of war

Murray Fromson on a piece he wrote for "The New York Times," which was an interview with an unnamed general who said the war in Vietnam was unwinnable - the general did not allow his name to be revealed until 2006 (it was Frederick C. Weyand)

Murray Fromson on how his transfer to the Chicago bureau of CBS News came about due to an experience in Vietnam

Murray Fromson on Walter Cronkite's visit to Vietnam

Murray Fromson on what he told Walter Cronkite on his visit to Vietnam

Murray Fromson on going to Moscow to cover the Soviet Union for CBS News in 1972

Murray Fromson on what it was like to live in Moscow during the Cold War and to report for CBS News

Murray Fromson on a press conference with Leonid Brezhnev before his visit to the United States in 1973

Murray Fromson on the biggest stories he covered while he was in Moscow for CBS News

Murray Fromson on covering the end of the Vietnam War, including the plane crash of a flight taking orphans out of Vietnam

Murray Fromson on the parallels between the Iraq War and the Vietnam War

James Garner on his family and World War II

James Garner on serving in the Korean War

Greg Garrison on his experience in World War II

Larry Gelbart on touring with Bob Hope during the war, and how Hope was almost a victim of a bombing attack while in Vietnam

Larry Gelbart on how the Korean conflict was the real backdrop for the fictional M*A*S*H television series

Larry Gelbart on AfterMASH, the unsuccessful followup to M*A*S*H which he says took the "wrong take" on what should never have been a comedy

David Gerber on his experience in World War II

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. on World War II interrupting and delaying the development of television

Thomas T. Goldsmith, Jr. on DuMont Laboratories' activities during World War II

Lewis Gomavitz on his experience with World War II

Lewis Gomavitz on his experiences with World War II and on working at an experimental television station

Julian Goodman on serving in World War II for a short time and contracting pneumonia

Julian Goodman on NBC news coverage of the Vietnam War

Hal Gurnee on directing Tonight Starring Jack Paar from the Berlin Wall

Earle Hagen on joining the radio production unit of the Air Force during World War II

Don Herbert on his experience with World War II

Albert Heschong on his activities during World War II and on doing sets for "Pursuit of Happiness"

Don Hewitt on his experience during World War II

Don Hewitt on covering the Korean War for CBS News, and on how the technology of the industry has changed

Don Hewitt on the CBS coverage of the Gulf of Tonkin hearing

Don Hewitt on how television changed the public's opinion of the Vietnam War

Don Hewitt on television's coverage of the Gulf War

Pat Hitchcock on coming to the United States as a child and her recollections of World War II

Martin Hoade on his experience with World War II

Martin Hoade on directing the made-for-television movie Duty Bound, about the Vietnam War

Hal Holbrook on going into the Army during World War II

Stanley Hubbard on the pause in the development of television during World War II and his father's early radio stations

Stanley Hubbard on KSTP's coverage of the Vietnam War

Roy Huggins on his activities during World War II

Alan Jaggs on his service in World War II

Lucy Jarvis on producing a landmark series about the United States and the Soviet Union in the early 1960s for The Nation's Future  featuring John Glenn and Soviet cosmonaut Gherman Titov

Lucy Jarvis on producing the documentary The Kremlin  for NBC News

Lucy Jarvis on the technical difficulties of filming inside the Kremlin and NBC destroying unused footage

Lucy Jarvis on her crew for The Kremlin  and it being NBC first major color broadcast

Lucy Jarvis on filming The Kremlin  during the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962

Herb Jellinek on The Day After

Joseph Jennings on his activities during World War II

Charles Floyd Johnson on Magnum, P.I. being a show about Vietnam veterans returning home

George Clayton Johnson as serving as a cartographer for the Army

Loren Jones on having been privy to the development on the atom bomb

Hal Kanter on his experience of World War II with Bob Hope

Sidney M. Katz on his experience as an editor and filmmaker in World War II

Bob Keeshan on his experiences in World War II

Jeff Kisseloff on the truth of the Alger Hiss story emerging in his oral history research

Jack Klugman on being drafted in War World II

Ted Koppel on his first television appearance in 1966 - covering the Vietnam War

Ted Koppel on being the first Western journalist to reach Baghdad when Iraq invaded Kuwait

Steve Kroft on how his service in Vietnam prepared him to become an journalist

Mort Lachman on writing for Bob Hope's USO shows

Mort Lachman on traveling to Vietnam with Bob Hope

Perry Lafferty on his activities during World War II, including working for Armed Forces Radio

Rita Lakin on the first time she saw television, and on her experience with World War II

Angela Lansbury on her recollections of the outbreak of World War II

Ring Lardner, Jr. on his experiences during World War II

Peter Lassally on how his German family was affected by World War II

Norman Lear on his experience with World War II in the Air Force

Norman Lear on where he was on December 7, 1941 and on his time in the army

Gene LeBell on getting drafted during the Korean War and joining The Coast Guard

Jim Lehrer on his experience growing up during World War II

Jim Lehrer on covering the Vietnam War

Richard Lewis on his experience during World War II

Frank Liberman on his experience with World War II

William Link on his family's experience of World War II

Ray Evans and Jay Livingston on how World War II affected them

James L. Loper on how World War II affected his family

Sidney Lumet on his experience during World War II

Stewart MacGregory on getting into radio in New York and the onset of World War II

Stewart MacGregory on his experiences in World War II

Stewart MacGregory on becoming a cryptograph specialist in World War II

Robert MacNeil on his experience of World War II

Robert MacNeil on covering the Belgian Congo Crisis

Robert MacNeil on covering the rise of The Berlin Wall

Robert MacNeil on covering the Cuban Missile Crisis

Robert MacNeil on covering the Cuban Missile Crisis

Robert MacNeil on covering the Cold War in East Berlin

Abby Mann on writing the Playhouse 90 classic "Judgment at Nuremberg"

Abby Mann on writing Playhouse 90: "Judgement at Nuremberg"

Delbert Mann on entering World War II, his recollections of Pearl Harbor, and joining the Air Force

Martin Manulis on his experience during World War II

Peter Marshall on his service in World War II

Leslie H. Martinson on his experiences in World War II

Bob May on continuing to work with Olsen & Johnson when he was drafted into the Army during World War II

David McCallum on his memories of bombs falling in England during World War II

David McCallum on the concept of a Russian agent and an American agent working together on The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Bob McGrath on volunteering for the draft during the Korean War and serving in Germany

Jim McKay on his experience of World War II

Jim McKay on his interview with Fidel Castro and on the Cuban Missile Crisis

Ed McMahon on his activities during World War II

Ed McMahon on flying fighter planes as a Marine in the Korean War

Barney McNulty on his experience of World War II

Barney McNulty on traveling with Bob Hope on his USO Tours of Vietnam

Bill Melendez on his experiences during World War II

Burt Metcalfe on how M*A*S*H related to Vietnam

Al Michaels on how the U.S. Hockey team playing the Soviets at the Winter Olympics played into the Cold War narrative at the time

Sig Mickelson on CBS News' coverage of the Korean War

Sig Mickelson on a dust up between CBS News and the Eisenhower White House over a scheduled interview with then-Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev

JP Miller on how the great depression and World War II impacted him

JP Miller on getting hurt while fighting in World War II

Vic Mizzy on serving in the Navy's welfare recreation office during World War II - working on films and writing shows

Vic Mizzy on composing songs that became hits during World War II

Vic Mizzy on playing the organ for the Navy during World War II and falling ill

John Moffitt on how The Ed Sullivan Show did not reference the Vietnam War

Paul Monash on his experience during World War III

Bill Monroe on covering the Bay of Pigs invasion and the Cuban Missile Crisis for NBC News

Bill Monroe on NBC News' coverage of Vietnam

Bill Monroe on NBC News' coverage of the Vietnam War, and on covering the Lyndon B. Johnson administration

Thomas W. Moore on his experience with World War II

Priscilla Morgan on her brother's experience in World War II and joining the WAVES

Priscilla Morgan on her experiences in the Navy WAVES

Pat Morita on his family being placed in an internment camp during World War II

Pat Morita on starring in Farewell to Manzanar, which portrayed the Japanese internment camps

Tad Mosel on growing up in the Great Depression and his experience in World War II

Roger Mudd on CBS coverage of the Vietnam War

Frank Nastasi on his service in World War II

Anne Nelson on CBS Radio during World War II, and on content concerns

David Newell on how World War II impacted his family

Bob Newhart on his time in the service during The Korean War

Agnes Nixon on a topical story about the Vietnam War on All My Children

Louis Nye on material he did about World War II that he performed for G.I.s and for officers

Fess Parker on his experience during World War II

Arthur Penn on his experience with World War II, and on meeting Fred Coe and Lester Shorr

Arthur Penn on putting on plays while touring around Europe during World War II

Jacques Pépin on his family's experience with World War II, and on food rationing during the war

Don Pike on engineering cameras for bombs during World War II

Abraham Polonsky on his experience with World War II

Abraham Polonsky on being involved with the OSS during World War II

Tom Poston on his service in World War II

Ward Quaal on the country entering Word War II and on announcing the attack on Pearl Harbor

Sterling "Red" Quinlan on his experience with World War II

Arthur Rankin Jr. on World War II delaying his career

Sumner Redstone on code breaking during World War II

Tim Reid on the "Who is Gordon Sims?" episode of WKRP in Cincinnati

Del Reisman on his service during World War II, and on his education

Del Reisman on the impact World War II had on Rod Serling's writing, and on Serling's celebrity, brought about by The Twilight Zone

Ed Resnick on shooting the atomic bomb tests in Las Vegas for KTLA

Ed Resnick on the logistics of shooting the atomic bomb tests, which were broadcast live on KTLA

Ed Resnick on the crew of KTLA's broadcast of the atomic bomb test

Gene Reynolds on his service in the Navy in World War II

Gene Reynolds on M*A*S*H  in regards to Vietnam

Larry Rhine on his experience with World War II

Hank Rieger on serving in World War II and having his first experience with public relations during the war

Heino Ripp on being in the newsroom on D-Day

Geraldo Rivera on reporting from Iraq and Afghanistan 

Phil Roman on his experience in the Korean War

Andy Rooney on his experience in World War II, and on writing for Stars and Stripes

Andy Rooney on his work at Stars and Stripes during World War II

Andy Rooney on the CBS Radio coverage of World War II, and on going to Normandy in the wake of D-Day

Andy Rooney on his editors at Stars and Stripes and on encountering Ernest Hemingway

Andy Rooney on covering the end of World War II for Stars and Stripes

Stanley Rubin on serving in the Motion Picture Unit during World War II

Maria Elena Salinas on covering the Iraq War from Baghdad

Isabel Sanford on her experience with World War II, and on her early memories of television and movies

Edgar Scherick on getting drafted into the Air Corps as a meteorologist during World War II

Bob Schieffer on covering the Vietnam War as a newspaper reporter

Bob Schieffer on covering anti-Vietnam War demonstrations for CBS News

Bob Schieffer on covering the Vietnam War as the Pentagon correspondent for CBS News

Bob Schieffer on covering George W. Bush and the Iraq War as CBS News Chief Washington correspondent

Bob Schiller on his five-year service during World War II

Max Schindler on covering the protests of the '60s

Max Schindler on directing coverage of the Vietnam War for NBC News

Reese Schonfeld on UPI's coverage of the Vietnam War

Daniel Schorr on his experiences during World War II

Daniel Schorr on his experiences during World War II

Daniel Schorr on going to Moscow for CBS News in 1955, and on getting in with Edward R. Murrow

Daniel Schorr on interviewing Nikita Khrushchev in Moscow on Face the Nation

Daniel Schorr on covering Nikita Khrushchev's trip to the United States in 1959 for Eyewitness to History

Daniel Schorr on how CBS News portrayed Nikita Khrushchev, and on negotiating his Face the Nation interview

Daniel Schorr on being expelled by Moscow by the KGB, and on covering various stories for CBS News

Daniel Schorr on covering the construction of the Berlin Wall for CBS News, and John F. Kennedy's visit to Germany

Daniel Schorr on covering various stories in Eastern Europe in the early 1960s

Daniel Schorr on doing a CBS documentary on East Germany, and on clashing with William S. Paley

Robert Schuller on Hour of Power  expanding into Russia and meeting Mikhail Gorbachev

Sherwood Schwartz on serving in the U.S. Army and writing for Armed Forces Radio during World War II

Ralph Senensky on serving in World War II

Mel Shavelson on Bob Hope's travels around the world entertaining soldiers during World War II

Mel Shavelson on Bob Hope's travels around the world entertaining soldiers during World War II

Mel Shavelson on Bob Hope entertaining the troops in Vietnam, and on the politics of the time

David Shaw on his activities during World War II

Jack Shea on entering the Army in 1952 and making training films

Jack Shea on editing Bob Hope's USO shows

Jack Shea on music director of Bob Hope's television specials, Les Brown, and entertaining troops at USO shows

Sidney Sheldon on serving in the Air Force during World War II and writing plays

John Silva on how World War II affected his family; on becoming a radar officer in World War II

John Silva on the technological innovations he learned about as a a radar officer in World War II

Garry Simpson on serving in the Navy as a test engineer

Garry Simpson on showing civil defense films during World War II and NBC not broadcasting television during the war after 1942

Abby Singer on his time in World War II

Doris Singleton on her husband, Charlie Isaacs, volunteering for service in World War II

Howard Smit on his experiences during World War II

Howard Smit on participating in making training films for World War II

"Buffalo" Bob Smith on his experience with World War II

Howard K. Smith on censorship he faced at CBS radio in Berlin during World War II

Howard K. Smith on leaving Germany and arriving in Switzerland on December 7, 1941

Sid Smith on joining the Marine Corps College Program during World War II; on transferring to the Navy

Sid Smith on directing Bob Hope's Christmas Specials and other Bob Hope Specials, including USO Shows

Sanford Socolow on how Walter Cronkite became "the most trusted man in America" and the story behind Cronkite's on-air condemnation of the Vietnam War (which Cronkite delivered on a special primetime report, not on the CBS Evening News)

Sanford Socolow on CBS's coverage of the Vietnam War

Sanford Socolow on the friendship between Frank Stanton and Lyndon Johnson and whether it influenced CBS news coverage of Vietnam

Sanford Socolow on getting drafted into the Korean War and serving in the public information office and the First Radio Broadcasting and Leaflet group

Frank Stanton on CBS News' coverage of Vietnam

Ben Starr on serving in World War II as an Air Force Navigator and earning the Distinguished Flying Cross

Fred Steiner on his experience of World War II, composing music for propaganda

Jerry Stiller on serving in World War II

Brandon Stoddard on developing The Winds of War  and War and Remembrance 

Gale Storm on her involvement with the war effort during World War II

George Takei on being confined to an American internment camp during World War II 

George Takei on Gene Roddenberry and Star Trek's commentary on American society at the time

Noel Taylor on his experience of World War II

Stanford Tishchler on serving in World War II as a film editor

Robert Trout on how his family was impacted by World War I and attending the Presidential inauguration in 1916

Clint Walker on serving in the Merchant Marines during World War II

James Wall on his service during World War II

James Wall on going overseas to serve during World War II

James Wall on dancing to boost the morale of the troops during World War II

James Wall on segregation in the Army during World War II

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

Joseph Wapner on learning of President Roosevelt's death during World War II

Ruth Warrick on World War II

Matthew Weiner on season six of Mad Men  and using the news events of 1968 as a backdrop 

Bob Weiskopf on his service in World War II while working for The Fred Allen Show

Bob Weiskopf on his wife almost going to an internment camp during World War II

John Wells on crafting the stories of China Beach using real life stories from Vietnam veterans 

Joseph Wershba on his experience with World War II

Joseph Wershba on the See It Now "Christmas in Korea" report in 1952 with Edward R. Murrow

Joseph Wershba on 60 Minutes story on The Gulf of Tonkin incident

Av Westin on being in Berlin when the Berlin Wall went up

Av Westin on various major news events in his career

Betty White on her experience with World War II

Andy Williams on his brothers being drafted into World War II and singing in other groups until his brothers returned

Brian Williams on writing a letter to President Lyndon B. Johnson at age eight

Ethel Winant on her experience during World War II

Perry Wolff on his experience in World War II and writing a novel about it

Bud Yorkin on his service in World War II

Frederic Ziv on how his company was affected by World War II