Looks at the life of Bill Richardson, discussing his childhood in Mexico, his move to the U.S., his education, and early interest in politics, and his election to the office of governor in New Mexico.
Relates the story of a soldier from Russell, Kansas, who was injured in World War II and who went on to become a Republican senator in the United States Congress.
Explores the question of why Americans continue to hold on to the belief that Robert Kennedy, had he been elected president, would have quickly ended the Vietnam War, violence in the cities, and racial and social injustice; and compares the life of the candidate against the legend.
Describes the life of Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Congress, covering her childhood in Barbados and Brooklyn and her political career.
