Tom Hayden, Gloria Steinem and others discuss one of the most dramatic years in U.S. history. A Soviet incursion, assassinations, the wars in Southeast Asia, violence at the Democratic National Convention and the election of President Nixon.

Gloria Steinem, Robert Kennedy, Jr., Marlo Thomas, and others discuss how feminism, civil rights, environmentalism, conservatism, and the gay rights movements were fueled by deep yearnings for freedom by a generation unwilling to wait.

American culture changed fundamentally in the 1960s. The tastes, morals, and politics of the Baby Boomer generation re-defined standards. Guests: Jann Wenner, Grace Slick, David Wild, Leonard Steinhorn,Tom Wolfe,Douglas Brinkley, Tom Hanks.