WOW. Now THIS is an interview. It’s almost like Wallace – what’s the word? – prepared? Yes – it’s as if he prepared for this interview, and it really doesn’t disappoint. Okay, there’s the one exchange where Wallace is begging Rand to agree with his point, but for the most part, this is INTENSE. Rand is amazingly intense, and it comes through loud and clear. This sequence is really a joy to watch.

RTFA presents, for your enjoyment, parts 1, 2, and 3.

RTFA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ukJiBZ8_4k

In this engaging 1959 interview, her first on television, Ayn Rand capsulizes her philosophy for CBS’s Mike Wallace. The discussion ranges from the nature of morality to the economic and historical distortions disseminated about the “robber barons.” She also comments on her relationship with Frank O’Connor, provides some autobiographical information and gives her perspective on the future of America.