Episode
60 Minutes: Tree of Life, Madame Lagarde, The Columbus Letters
Overview
Recovering from the deadliest anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history; Then, Christine Lagarde tells John Dickerson about the possible signs of a global recession; And, rare, million-dollar copies of a letter written by Christopher Columbus replaced with fakes
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 52
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2019-10-20
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Tree of Life, Madame Lagarde, The Columbus Letters is Episode 4 in Season 52 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2019-10-20. The runtime is 44 min.
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