Episode
60 Minutes: Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Lifeline/David Beckham
Overview
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" rebroadcasts a segment on the U.S. military's policy on homosexuality. "Lifeline" rebroadcasts a segment on a group of doctors who are trying to bring free medicine to remote parts of the world. "David Beckham" rebroadcasts a profile on the soccer star. "Andy Rooney" talks about milk.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 40
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2008-07-13
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Don't Ask, Don't Tell/Lifeline/David Beckham is Episode 42 in Season 40 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2008-07-13. The runtime is 44 min.
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