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Rooney Retires From ‘60 Minutes’ at 92

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    Journalist Jeff Greenfield discusses the career of Andy Rooney.

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Resort to my friend Jeff Greenfield good morning mr.

Greenfield what -- -- talked.

Poll on well it might be a much you don't.

-- detail.

How are part of I'm going to memories -- on.

That you provided legitimacy to the program number -- burning.

A little a little -- shock jock no more new accounts and is now -- -- the strong action excellent it was a Lowell Weicker.

-- -- -- So one can legitimate aren't you becoming governor Connecticut -- -- date are you gonna do.

Unfortunately there were -- -- -- -- -- but you know well you know there are limits to get a successful.

So first of all and -- to our events.

You know com.

That's an incredible wrong I mean I know that He was suitable long what goes stroke risk -- though He was the source of kind of humor and with those observations but.

I have an enormous admiration for the guy may be because for many years.

He was behind the scenes guy He wrote a lot of -- reasons commentaries and if it.

And He would -- world isn't that kind of you know it's anonymity that a lot of writers -- goes forward to an -- at an age when most people around.

Kind of shady -- nursing home -- He moved up into the spotlight and and had a connection with people.

That would equally quite extraordinary.

I know that you know by the end of that it was you know I'm going to look at my officer Paper clips that was the parity.

But I thought that that He was an extraordinary.

Writer.

One of the best writers for the year which is the key to radio and television writing that we've ever produced and the fact that He did this.

-- -- -- You've got to -- -- -- -- -- that's one hell of a run.

Couple of his books.

I can't remember the titles well.

The awards were scientists are all consultants -- Will lot of the work collection but He also did a lot of writing home about his experiences -- sort of reporter the -- -- else wants to and they were really quite.

Quite world so.

You know.

All of it should be so what He -- to have a -- like that.

In terms of growth.

You know the link that and the quality of a lot of what degree of wonder I haven't talked to slightly above I wonder if when He gets -- tool.

Oh thanks this is voluntary -- I could.

I just think it got to the point where it became.

You know.

Too much.

I have seen him and it is -- CBS have been a million that you can be.

-- -- 92 is you want justice Stephen absolutely not -- the former Supreme Court justice.

Who was playing tennis.

Pretty much open to what -- -- but I think it has been a case of -- -- some of whom.

I but I don't have any other explanation I'm not there anymore I don't know but I just thought that that was a at this point would you -- that it is complex.

We as they say you know that that's something to -- and to some extent I think -- and they.

-- like -- still like him -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --

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