CBS' 60 Minutes offered no
rebuttal to Clarence Thomas'
claims about Anita HillThe
September 30 broadcast of CBS'
60 Minutes featured an
interview with Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas, which
coincided with the October 1
release of his memoir, My
Grandfather's Son
(HarperCollins). During the
interview, Thomas again denie
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CBS' 60 Minutes offered no
rebuttal to Clarence Thomas'
claims about Anita HillThe
September 30 broadcast of CBS'
60 Minutes featured an
interview with Supreme Court
Justice Clarence Thomas, which
coincided with the October 1
release of his memoir, My
Grandfather's Son
(HarperCollins). During the
interview, Thomas again denied
Anita Hill's allegations in
1991 that he sexually harassed
her, saying of Hill: 'She was
not the demure, religious,
conservative person that they
portrayed. That's not the
person I knew.' In October
1991, the Senate Judiciary
Committee held hearings on
Hill's allegations during
Thomas' confirmation
proceedings. 60 Minutes
correspondent Steve Kroft
reported: 'In the book,
[Thomas] remembers Anita Hill
as an average employee whose
behavior could sometimes be
irritating, rude, and
unprofessional, which he
attributed to her youth. He
was asked to write a number of
recommendations for her and
helped advance her career, and
he speculates that she got
swept up in events and
succumbed to a combination of
ego, ambition, and
immaturity.' Kroft offered no
challenge to Thomas, and CBS
gave no indication that it had
contacted Hill or anyone else
to respond to him.

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