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When Kroft asked Leno what it was like to struggle in school, Leno responded, while slapping himself upside the head: "We didn't call is Dyslexia then. It was called, 'Smarten up, smarten up, smarten up.'" Leno said he learned to focus for the first time in his life when a high school English teacher introduced him to a creative writing class.

During a visit to his hometown with 60 Minutes, Jay Leno returned to the site of his first gig as a teenager: flipping burgers at McDonald's

Two decades ago, when Jay Leno landed the job at The Tonight Show, he did his first 60 Minutes interview. This week, he returns to 60 Minutes as he leaves the job

Scott Pelley reports on severe shortcomings in the state of mental health care for young people. Watch Pelley's report on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

AMEX Chairman Ken Chenault calls "Year Up" jobs program for disadvantaged youth a win for inner city and for companies like his. Watch Morley Safer's report on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Late night comedian Jay Leno talks in depth for the first time about his relationship with his soon-to-be-former employer, NBC, in an a 60 Minutes interview with Steve Kroft on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

60 Minutes hears from viewers on Scott Pelley's report "The Case of Alex Rodriguez" and on Lesley Stahl's report "The Cleantech Crash."

The swindler played by American Hustle's Oscar-nominated Christian Bale appeared on 60 Minutes in an unforgettable interview with Mike Wallace.

How a 60 Minutes team fell for the Lost Boys of Sudan and became part of their new family in America

Moment of the week: Joseph Taban Rufino escaped unspeakable danger in the Sudan. Now in the U.S., will he survive his first driving lesson?

Kidnapped aid worker Jessica Buchanan tells Scott Pelley that being taken hostage was like entering a "weird parallel universe"

On their first day in captivity, Jessica Buchanan and Poul Thisted asked if they could call their relief organization

Early on in her captivity, Jessica told a lie that helped her avoid being sexually assaulted

Dying was not Jessica's biggest fear, it was losing her mental capabilities

After her rescue, Jessica participated in a hostage re-integration program which had strict rules about reuniting with family members

Two tales of survival -- one about an American who nearly lost her life in Africa, the other about Africans who found their lives in America. Scott Pelley hosts 60 Minutes Presents: Tales of Survival, a special hour to be broadcast on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

"You set a crook to catch a crook," said Mel Weinberg, a confessed swindler who conceived of the controversial FBI operation Abscam. The sting enterprise led to the convictions of corrupt public figures-- but landed the FBI in hot water for employing a conman.

In 2002 then-Prime Minister Ariel Sharon talked with Lesley Stahl about his handling of the bloody Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Looking for an alternative to a 2014 diet? Here's a group of plus-size women fighting a bigger battle

A "memory wizard" with a rare ability to remember his own life surprised Lesley Stahl by recalling a moment in HER life that happened more than 3 decades ago

Producers and actors of "Unforgettable" take 60 Minutes behind the scenes on the crime show they helped inspire

In 2007, New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez told 60 Minutes that getting bigger and stronger had never been a problem for him: "I have never felt over-matched on the baseball field."

What's next for medical marijuana? Hint: it doesn't involve a match, pipe or rolling papers. Some of it doesn't even get you high.

60 Minutes tours the strange, luxurious world of Kim Dotcom, who is stuck in New Zealand under threat of extradition from the United States

Roger Clemens complains to Mike Wallace about accusations that he doped: "You think I'd get an inch of respect-- an inch."

Moment of the week: Tony Bosch tells 60 Minutes that the doping plan he devised for Yankee Alex Rodriguez easily defeated MLB's drug tests

Jose Canseco tells 60 Minutes that he was "a living steroid experiment," but says that doping mostly gave him a psychological edge

UC Irvine scientist Dr. James McGaugh explains that, before discovering people with superior autobiographical memories, scientists have always thought we were meant to forget.

Memory wizards Bill Brown, Tracy Fersan, Jerrard Heard, and Joey DeGrandis discuss whether it's difficult to forgive when you can't forget.

A 60 Minutes story on people with super memories caused dozens more, including Jake Hausler, to come forward, giving science more subjects to study. Watch Lesley Stahl's report on Sunday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

Lesley Stahl gives an update on a 60 Minutes story called "Crackdown In Russia," about President Vladimir Putin's increased repression of political dissent.

"You can't measure someone's happiness by the size of their home," says Ira Rothken, one of Kim Dotcom's U.S. lawyers.

"This was like the predator drone of copyright actions," says Susan Crawford, a professor at the Cardozo School of Law, about the Dotcom raid. Watch Bob Simon's report, "Hollywood's Villain." http://www.cbsnews.com/news/kim-dotcom-internet-piracy-60-minutes/

Volcanologist Haraldur Sigurdsson tells Scott Pelley how ash from an erupting volcano can shut down the engines of a plane.

Wanxiang America is the U.S. subsidiary of Wanxiang in China. So should it be considered a Chinese or American company? Hear from the company's president, Pin Ni.

"It must have been encoded in my DNA," Dotcom says of his childhood dream -- which he claims he achieved at eighteen.

Has Anderson Cooper gone mad? That was our reaction after watching Cooper on 60 Minutes diving with deadly crocs in underwater caves.

Steve Kroft updates the 60 Minutes report "Huawei" about the Chinese telecommunications equipment giant that, a year ago, was aggressively battling for a share of the American market.

Former Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell recalls the 2005 battle in Afghanistan he alone survived, a fire fight that at the time, resulted in the largest loss of life for Naval Special Warfare since WWII. Anderson Cooper reports on Sunday, Dec. 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Stephen Ayers is the Architect of the Capitol. He shows Scott Pelley why a massive repair project is needed: pieces of the dome are falling off. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Jeff Bezos, Amazon's founder and CEO, tells Charlie Rose why he once handed over 20 percentof the company and what he got in return. Bezos says, "Lot of people did very well in that deal." 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Want to know more about Amazon's Future? Click here: http://bit.ly/1bdrCna

Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi tells Scott Pelley about her first visit to the Capitol and describes the building's symbolism.

Jeff Bezos wasn't shopping for a newspaper when he bought The Washington Post. Bezos explains how Donald Graham, Chairman of the Washington Post Company, convinced him he was the right buyer. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Want to know more about Amazon's Future? Click here: http://bit.ly/1bdrCna

Iraq and Afghan war veterans take part in a therapy session developed to help them psychologically move from the battlefield back to their life at home. Dr. Kevin Reeder facilitates the session. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

In 2001, Gable Darbonne was out of high school and headed to college. But then 9/11 happened and Gable joined the Army instead -- serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. He talks with Scott Pelley about coming to terms with post-traumatic stress disorder. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

"You are the most important and powerful piece of equipment in your own recovery." That's what Dr. Kevin Reeder tells the veterans he treats for post-traumatic stress disorder as head of the North Little Rock VA Residential PTSD Treatment Program. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Lesley Stahl updates the 60 Minutes report "Cosmic Roulette," about the threat asteroids pose to the Earth. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Bill and Melinda Gates have committed to giving 95 percent of their wealth away. Warren Buffett - 99 percent. Forbes editor Randall Lane explains why he sees history repeating itself in the philanthropy of Gates and Buffett. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Gitmo's warden, Army Colonel John Bogdan, explains why he has tightened procedures at the prison. Bogdan says, "My first priority is the health, welfare and safety of my soldiers." 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

"We exalt the Constitution over populist hatred," says Clive Stafford Smith, a Gitmo detainee's lawyer. Smith explains why we should care that his client, Shaker Aamer, has been held for more than 10 years without being charged. 60 Minutes, the most successful broadcast in television history, kicked off its 46th season on Sept. 29, 2013. Watch Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT.