Object Details
- CBS News, "60 Minutes"
- Description
- The most-watched news program in American history, 60 Minutes (CBS, 1968- ) revolutionized television journalism with its pioneering newsmagazine format. As conceived by producer Don Hewitt, the show includes a mix of breaking news, investigative reports, interviews, and commentary. The famous opening logo, a ticking stopwatch, also marks time between segments. This watch was used on the program until the late 1990s, when it was replaced by a computer graphic.
- Credit Line
- Gift of CBS News, "60 Minutes"
- 1960s - 1970s
- ID Number
- 1998.0265.01
- accession number
- 1998.0265
- catalog number
- 1998.0265.01
- Object Name
- watch
- Physical Description
- paper (overall material)
- synthetic fibers (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 9 cm x 2.5 cm x 7.5 cm; 3 9/16 in x in x 2 15/16 in
- overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 in x 3 1/2 in; 9.525 cm x 7.62 cm x 8.89 cm
- weighted panel: 4 in x 3 in x 3 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 7.62 cm x 8.89 cm
- Related Publication
- Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
- National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition
- Related Web Publication
- https://americanhistory.si.edu/explore/exhibitions/treasures-american-history
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Popular Entertainment
- National Treasures exhibit
- Exhibition
- Entertainment Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Television
- general subject association
- Television
- Record ID
- nmah_1211921
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-9d3b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
