Morley Safer said farewell Sunday, May 15 as he was honored by "60 Minutes" where he's been a fixture for all but two of its 48 years. The veteran correspondent who exposed a military atrocity in Vietnam that played an early role in changing Americans’ view of the war, died Thursday. He was 84. The Associated Press
This 1965 image released by CBS shows newsman Morley Safer soaking his feet while on assignment in South Vietnam. Safer, the veteran “60 Minutes” correspondent, exposed a military atrocity in Vietnam that played an early role in changing Americans’ view of the war.
Betty Ford speaks with Morley Safer at the White House, with the Washington Monument in background, on July 22, 1975.
Katherine Hepburn talks with Morley Safer on Sept. 18, 1978.
Morley Safer points to one of his watercolors displayed at a New York restaurant in 1980 as his wife, Jane, and daughter Sarah look on.
In this 1984 image released by CBS, comedian Jackie Gleason, right, plays pool with Morley Safer in "35 Years And 60 Minutes," a 35th anniversary special.
This 1985 photo released by CBS shows Morley Safer at his office in New York.
Henry Kissinger, left, and Morley Safer of CBS' "60 Minutes" pose during a 1988 reception for the program in New York.
The "60 Minutes" team in 1993, from left, Andy Rooney, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Mike Wallace, executive producer Don Hewitt, Lesley Stahl, and Ed Bradley pose at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York celebrating their 25th anniversary.
Morley Safer leaves the 2009 funeral for CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite at St. Bartholomew's Church in New York.
Martin Cooper, the inventor of the cellphone, talks to Morley Safer as he re-enacts the world's first public cellphone call, which he made in 1973 at the same spot in New York City. The exchange was taped for a "60 Minutes" segment in May of 2010.
In this Oct. 26, 2011, image made from video and released by CBS, Ruth Madoff, wife of former financier Bernie Madoff, appears with Morley Safer during an interview for "60 Minutes," in New York.
Morley Safer interviews Meryl Streep in 2011 in a rural part of Massachusetts to discuss acting, her career and her role as British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
