Close Encounters: Mike Wallace's Own Story

Here is the inside story of Mike Wallace's career as one of America's most respected and controversial television Journalists.  He is the senior correspondent of the most successful news show on TV history: CBS's 60 Minutes, which has rated among the top ten of all programs for the past seven years.  

Known for his no-hold-barred, hard-hitting interviews with the famous and the infamous, as well as the unknown, Wallace tells of his gut reactions to events and experiences had has encountered over the years.

Wallace's interviews have taken him around the globe: the list includes:

Ronald Reagan

the Ayatolla Khomeini

Menachem Begin

Richard Nixon

Anwar Sadat

General William westmoreland

In addition to his interviews, Mike Wallace has covered some of the most important news stories in modern history: Watergate, Vietnam, the Middle East, U.S. politics and many more.

In this candid, forthright, disarming and lively account, he describes the behind-the-scenes stories of his famed interviews, explains how he developed his tough, confrontational approac, and draws the reader into a history of our times.