NASCAR racer Jimmie Johnson is considered the most influential athlete today by Forbes magazine, having won an unprecedented 5 straight NASCAR championships. Lee Cowan reports on Johnson's life, career, and family.
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Douglas Brinkley says the relationship between the White House and the press is now "very antagonistic." Authors Robert Merry, Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy share how the relationship has changed throughout history.
Democrats Sen. Hubert Humphrey and Rep. George McGovern appeared together on "Face the Nation" while they were campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. They both expressed confidence that President Richard Nixon was beatable. Of course, neither of them ultimately did.
Obama Campaign Senior Adviser Robert Gibbs defends negative ads about Mitt Romney's time running Bain Capital which Gibbs says Romney's "only thesis for being President of the United States -that he's some kind of economic savior."
Before you start planning that summer vacation - you may want to consider some words of caution from Josh Landis and Mitch Butler about the enjoyment derived from them.
For this Memorial Day weekend moment of nature we leave you among the eaglets of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York.
New Yorkers left flowers and candles outside the building where six-year-old Etan Patz is said to have been killed 33 years ago. The man who confessed to that crime now stands accused of second-degree murder. But as John Miller reports, whether his arrest solves the mystery remains to be seen.
Author Laura Hillenbrand spent seven years researching and writing her bestselling book "Unbroken," a portrait of Olympic track star, World War II hero, and Christian role model Louis Zamperini. But because of her health condition, she never met him in person - until recently. Chip Reid reports.
On May 27, 1937, San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge was completed, and people were allowed to walk the span.
Bob Gruen has taken some of the most iconic images of rock legends like Tina Turner, Bob Dylan and John Lennon. Anthony Mason talks to him about his career and his new book, "Rock Seen."




















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