Since 1978, Andy Rooney was an integral part of the CBS news magazine “60 Minutes” (1968- ). A veteran journalist and celebrated war correspondent, Rooney’s show-closing editorials, entitled “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney,” ran the gamut in subject matter from the topical – politics, social ills, the march of time – to the mundane, which took the form of amusing and often curmudgeonly rants on computers, desk clutter, changes in social graces and the foibles of everyday life. His commentary, which was also documented in newspapers, magazines and a number of books, made him among the most
