Norah O'Donnell, CBS News Senior News Correspondent, "If you capture someone’s heart, you capture their mind."

About this episode

Norah O'Donnell discusses her experiences as a journalist and her new book on women's contributions to American history.

Welcome back to another episode with Nora O'Donnell, a Georgetown alumn and award-winning journalist! This episode features O'Donnell's experiences covering significant events like 9/11 and the October 7 attacks, and her 60 Minutes Interview with President Donald Trump. Tune in to hear more about O'Donnell new book, "We the Women," which explores women's contributions to American history. This is an episode you won't want to miss!

People in this episode

Guest: Norah O'Donnell

Topics covered

• journalism
• women's history
• current events

Keywords

• 9/11
• October 7 attacks
• 60 Minutes
• Donald Trump
• We the Women

Mentioned in this episode

Products: We the Women

Books & works: 60 Minutes Interview, We the Women

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