. >> phil scheffler: well, i met him first in 1950... >> safer: phil scheffler worked at don's side forfler: i mean, he put on a show in the control room, and it was just wonderful. it was hypnotic. >> when he says a bloodbath follows, we know it's a cut. just cut to that other thing. >> safer: do you remember your first meeting? >> jeff fager: yes, i do, i remember it well. he said, "listen kid, all you need to do is bring us good stories." >> safer: jeff fager succeeded don in 2004 as executive producer of this broadcast, and remembers all too well being the new kid on the block, 20 years ago, screening one of his first "60 minutes" stories for the ringmaster. it was a somewhat dry report on the polish economy. >> fager: the first thing he said was, "where do you want it, kid, right between the eyes?" he hated it. and what really was amazing is a couple of hours later, he called and he said, "i have some ideas for how we can make this story better." and he did. >> safer: he always did that. >> fager: he did. >> alan alda: he was like p.t. barnum in the sense that he would bring the ci