Richard Jewell: The 1996 60 Minutes interview

From the archives: A few weeks after the bombing of Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Park, the accused security guard told Mike Wallace, “It’s all a lie” Subscribe to the “60 Minutes“ Channel HERE: Watch Full Episodes of “60 Minutes“ HERE: Get more “60 Minutes“ from “60 Minutes: Overtime“ HERE: Relive past episodies and interviews with “60 Rewind“ HERE: Follow “60 Minutes“ on Instagram HERE: Like “60 Minutes“ on Facebook HERE: Follow “60 Minutes“ on Twitter HERE: Follow “60 Minutes“ on Google HERE: Get unlimited ad-free viewing of the latest stories plus access to classic 60 Minutes archives, 60 Overtime, and exclusive extras. Subscribe to 60 Minutes All Access HERE: Get the latest news and best in original reporting from CBS News delivered to your inbox. Subscribe to newsletters HERE: Get your news on the go! Download CBS News mobile apps HERE: Get new episodes of shows you love across devices the next day, stream local news live, and watch full seasons of CBS fan favorites anytime, anywhere with CBS All Access. Try it free! --- “60 Minutes,“ the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen’s Top 10. “60 Minutes“ has won more Emmy Awards than any other primetime broadcast, including a special Lifetime Achievement Emmy. It has also won every major broadcast journalism award over its tenure, including 24 Peabody and 18 DuPont Columbia University awards for excellence in television broadcasting. Other distinguished awards won multiple times include the George Polk, RTNDA Edward R. Murrow, Investigative Reporters and Editors, RFK Journalism, Sigma Delta Chi and Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Reporting. “60 Minutes“ premiered on CBS Sept. 24, 1968. The correspondents and contributors of “60 Minutes“ are Bill Whitaker, Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi, Jon Wertheim and Norah O’Donnell. “60 Minutes“ airs Sundays at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Check your local listings.