Episode
60 Minutes: A Lobbyist's Playbook, Redshirting, The Mozart of Chess
Overview
Lesley Stahl interviews former Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff; Morley Safer reports on the rising incidence of "redshirting," in which children with late birthdays are held back from school; Bob Simon profiles chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 44
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2012-07-08
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
A Lobbyist's Playbook, Redshirting, The Mozart of Chess is Episode 42 in Season 44 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2012-07-08. The runtime is 44 min.
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