Werner Erhard (60 Minutes)

Werner Erhard (60 Minutes) is an investigative journalism piece by 60 Minutes about Werner Erhard. It was hosted by journalist Ed Bradley of CBS News and broadcast on CBS in the United States on March 3, 1991. Overview The “60 Minutes” segment was filled with so many factual discrepancies that the transcript was made unavailable with this disclaimer: “This segment has been deleted at the request of CBS News for legal or copyright reasons.” Suzanne Snider, Believer Magazine, 2003 Quotes thumb|100px|Werner Erhard in 1979 There is only one appropriate response to these allegations, to heal and restore my family. And that is what I will do. To respond to the accusations at this time, would only further publicly exploit my family, and there has already been enough of that. Werner Erhard In a nutshell, Erhard's message was this: If you are in a rut, the problem isn't your parents, your boss or the system, it's you. Take responsibility, Erhard said, and you can transform your life overnight. Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes, CBS News Who was the role model, the living example of what the est Training could do? Who else but Werner Erhard, a man some of his employees say, thought of himself, as god. Ed Bradley, 60 Minutes, CBS News About Alphabetized by author thumb|Werner Erhard in 2010 Werner Erhard, last sighted in Costa Rica, has dropped his megabucks libel suit against CBS' 60 Minutes, which did a number on him about a year ago. Nice guy that he is, he sent checks for $100 to each of the 20 defendants to cover the filing fee they had to pay to answer his charges of 'a conspiracy to defame and ruin me'. Herb Caen June 4, 1992 Item Item Hoozgotta Item - In One Ear San Francisco Chronicle D1 After an hour of 60 Minutes, Erhard was as dead as Audi. One might have thought that Werner Erhard, the company, was beyond saving. Not true. The name was destroyed, but not the company. Al Ries 164 Focus: The Future of Your Company Depends on It 2007 HarperBusiness 978-0060799908 See also 60 Minutes Erhard Seminars Training Getting It: The Psychology of est Landmark Forum Large-group awareness training New religious movement Outrageous Betrayal Self religion Werner Erhard Werner Erhard (book) External links Werner Erhard Category:Werner Erhard Category:Werner Erhard Category:Werner Erhard Werner Erhard - 60 Minutes: Season 23, Episode 25, Internet Movie Database Category:CBS shows Category:News shows