Episode
60 Minutes: Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American
Overview
Modern life's devices under China's grip? Lesley Stahl reports; then, Anderson Cooper on the end-of-life debate and a controversial case; and, Morley Safer profiles a billionaire investor who's pledging a good part of his fortune to save America's history.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 48
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2015-07-19
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Rare Earth Elements, Ending Life, All-American is Episode 4 in Season 48 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2015-07-19. The runtime is 44 min.
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