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Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub
TV Flash files “Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub” as hour 616 of 767 in the TV Flash guide — 60 Minutes (1968–present) on CBS, season 54, episode 5, aired 2021-10-17, 60 min.
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This leaf is S54E05: listed hour 616 of 767 in the 60 Minutes guide, hour 5 of 31 in season 54. It aired 2021-10-17 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Deepfakes | 1,000 Children | Deep Springs” (S54E04). Next is “Prince V. Spy | Running Dry | Michael Keaton” (S54E06). Broadcast log — titles and dates, not a plot bible.
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Robert Gates - Few have served in as many security and intelligence positions and for so many presidents as Robert Gates. The former defense secretary during the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq speaks to Anderson Cooper about several issues, including the Afghan pullout, the use of American military in foreign countries, and the Jan. 6 assault on the Capitol. The Green River Drift – 60 MINUTES cameras cover the longest-running cattle drive in America, begun 125 years ago and carried on today by the descendants of the original drivers. Bill Whitaker reports from Wyoming. Whither Ye Olde English Pub – The pandemic forced most English pubs to close for more than a year. The number of pubs was already in decline, and many wondered if COVID-19 would be their final death blow. When pubs re-opened last summer, Jon Wertheim toured these bastions of English culture to see what their future may look like.
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Where does Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub sit in the 60 Minutes guide?
S54E05 is listed hour 616 of 767 — hour 5 of 31 in season 54, season 54 episode 5.
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Robert Gates | The Green River Drift | Whither Ye Olde English Pub aired 2021-10-17 and is listed at 60 minutes.
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Also in season 54
- S54E01 9.11 the FDNY
- S54E02 Take the Fight to the Night | Rep. Liz Cheney | King of the Deep
- S54E03 The Facebook Whistleblower | Unforgiven | The Final Act
- S54E04 Deepfakes | 1,000 Children | Deep Springs
- S54E06 Prince V. Spy | Running Dry | Michael Keaton
- S54E07 Democracy Lost | A New Model | The Future Of Sapiens