Episode
60 Minutes: 60 Minutes Presents: Tales of Survival
Overview
|Two tales of survival -- one about an American who nearly lost her life in Africa, the other about Africans who found their lives in America. Scott Pelley hosts a special hour of 60 Minutes Presents.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 46
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2014-01-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
60 Minutes Presents: Tales of Survival is Episode 17 in Season 46 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2014-01-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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