Lesley Stahl

"From one of the country's most recognizable journalists: How becoming a grandmother transforms a woman's life. After four decades as a reporter, Lesley Stahl says the most vivid and transforming experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or any other of her stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. She was hit with a jolt of joy so intense and unexpected, she wanted to "investigate" it--as though...

May 2, 2013 - Counterinsurgency tactics used overseas in the military are helping law enforcement take back the streets of Springfield, Mass., from criminal gangs. Lesley Stahl reports.

November 14, 2008 - In 2003, 60 Minutes correspondent Lesley Stahl met an 8-year-old boy named Rex, who seemed to embody in one small person some of the most intriguing mysteries of the human mind - how it is that stunning ability and profound disability can coexist within the same person. Rex was born blind, with brain damage so severe his mother Cathleen was told he might never walk or talk or do much of anything, and yet he has talent beyond anything...

A tribe of black South Africans claim to be Jewish, naming themselves the Lemba. Lesley Stahl reports.

60 Minutes Lesley Stahl explores the Kalahari Desert of Africa for its unique Hoodia plant - a possible breakthrough against obesity.

John Kanzius fought his leukemia head on, inventing a machine that may someday offer effective treatment for cancers without the side effects of radiation and chemotherapy. Lesley Stahl reports.

January 4, 2004 - We've all seen them -- specially trained dogs sniffing for bombs and narcotics in airports, courthouses and even schools. But how reliable are these canine cops? Lesley Stahl reports.

One of the most fascinating and mysterious features of the human mind is its capacity to house striking abilities and profound disabilities in the same person - as 60 Minutes found in an 8-year-old boy named Rex Lewis-Clack. Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports.

Private tape recordings of Lyndon B. Johnson's phone conversations reveal his struggles as president and with the Vietnam war. Lesley Stahl reports.

60 Minutes investigates the tension growing between Saudi Arabia and the United States. Lesley Stahl reports.