Summary From 1959 through 1962, former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt hosted twenty-seven roundtable discussions to tackle critical issues of the day that were important to Americans, as well as to the international community of academics, journalists, philosophers, and politicians. Guests: Ambassador Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), Governor of Illinois (1949-53), two-time Democratic presidential candidate, and American representative to the United Nations; G. Mennen Williams (1911-1988), Governor of Michigan (1949-1961), Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs; Jaja Wachuku of Nigeria, Chairman of the United Nations-appointed Congo Conciliation Commission; Rajeshawar Dayal, Dag Hammarskjold's special representative in the Congo; William Frye, United Nations correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Please note: The archival material in this program went through many format changes before its present configuration. Although the film contains some insurmountable technical flaws, all efforts have been made to produce the best possible image and audio. The contents of the series, its participants, and the times in which this program were produced are invaluable resources and offset any blemishes the viewer may encounter.