It is staggering to think of how many important historical and cultural figures Mike Wallace has interviewed over the course of his legendary career. With great humor and insight, he recalls his encounters with such luminaries as Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, Yassir Arafat, Frank Lloyd Wright, Salvador Dali, Barbara Streisand, Tina Turner, and many more.
From his early days, Wallace displayed a no-holds-barred interviewing technique that distinguished him from his colleagues and earned him many accolades – but also often got him in hot water with his subjects and with his corporate bosses. In this remarkable book, BETWEEN YOU AND ME, he reveals the story behind the story: what happened off-camera before, during, and after his most famous interviews.
BETWEEN YOU AND ME is a fascinating memoir by one of the most respected and influential broadcast journalists of all time, Mike Wallace. Wallace looks back at his extraordinary career – and the pantheon of iconic men and women whom he has interviewed over the last fifty years.
Mike Wallace has been co-editor of "60 Minutes," CBS’s seminal newsmagazine, since its premiere in 1968. The 2004-5 season marks his 37th on the broadcast. He has won innumerable awards for his work and been inducted into the TV Hall of Fame.
