Wicker discusses the events at the center of his book, "A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt." The discussion also covers Wicker's thoughts on his responsibility as a journalist to his fellow man. Both Wicker and Terkel read excerpts from the book. (includes excerpts from T2576, 1970 Nov. 20).

Tom Wicker discusses his book "A Time to Die: The Attica Prison Revolt", published in 1975. Wicker talks about his experience as one of those summoned as an unbiased observer.

Robert Caro, journalist, discusses his book, "The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York." Caro talks about Robert Moses and the power he had over New York for 44 years. He talks about parks, bridges, highways, and housing that Moses built as he challenged mayors, governors, and the working class. 

Peter Collier discusses his book "The Rockefellers: An American Dynasty", describing the fortune the family created, the public conflicts the family faced, and their philanthropic efforts.

Content Warning: This conversation has the presence of outdated, biased, offensive language. Rather than remove this content, we present it in the context of twentieth-century social history to acknowledge and learn from its impact and to inspire awareness and discussion. In his book, "Feiffer on Nixon: The Cartoon Presidency," Jules Feiffer tries to give his readers his take on politics and the government. In addition, through his descriptions of the cartoon panels, Feiffer offers his explanations of who President Nixon was.

Congressman Herman Badillo discusses the prisoner uprising at Attica Correctional Facility in upstate New York, and how race played a role in the unwarranted killing of inmates and the subsequent government and administrative cover up of the incident. Badillo reads excerpts from his book, "A Bill of No Rights: Attica and the American Prison System," and discusses prisoner rights, rehabilitation, and the endemic injustice and racism in the American prison system.

One of the questions discussed by Fred and LaDonna Harris is whether or not the government is going to protect the interests of the average family or continue to protect the super-rich and the giant corporations. Former senator Fred Harris says people are being over-taxed by the government and that there needs to be a fairer distribution of wealth, income, and power in America.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations