2024-09-23
42 分钟On Sunday night, 60 Minutes looks into the synthetic opioid fentanyl crisis, exploring its devastating impact on American communities. Bill Whitaker investigates the root causes, from prescription opioids to the Mexican cartels’ involvement in the illicit fentanyl market. Norah O’Donnell gains rare access to the National Archives, where she explores the nation’s most precious documents and artifacts. From oaths of allegiance signed by historical figures like George Washington and Alexander Hamilton to Adolf Hitler’s will and President Nixon’s resignation letter, O’Donnell looks into the Archives’ rich history. She also speaks to the recordkeepers, emphasizing the vital role they play in preserving presidential papers. The episode also covers the National Archives’ past, present, and future, including an exciting announcement: the Emancipation Proclamation and the 19th Amendment will be permanently displayed in the Archives’ Rotunda in Washington in 2026, joining other iconic documents like the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights in time for America’s 250th birthday. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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I think he was just out having a good time and made a stupid mistake.
You know, the experimental days of taking drugs in college are over.
All the pills are laced with fentanyl.
Sounds like you've had a crash course in learning about fentanyl.
Absolutely.
At the rate that fentanyl is killing people in this country, it is absolutely ludicrous that this is not on the front page of every newspaper and every news broadcast daily.
Everywhere you go, people are complaining about inflation and high prices.
Tonight you'll hear what the head of the Federal Trade Commission is doing about the cost of groceries and medicines.
So instead of inflation, are you contending that it's greedflation?
We've actually seen some executives boast on earnings calls about how inflation is great for their bottom line.
There's 39 steps here that lead up to the entrance and that's 39 framers who sign the Constitution.
Meet the people in charge of preserving America's most important documents.
And so that is George Washington's handwriting and signature, correct?
Yep.
Yep.
When 60 Minutes gets a rare tour inside the National Archives, how is it the US Government got its hands on Hitler's mistress diary?
I'm Leslie Stahl.