Dr. Timothy Leary, LSD advocate and champion of the “Drop Out, Cup Out, Turn On” crowd, drops in on student demonstration against Dow Chemical Co. recruiters on the Syracuse University campus.

The Eights | 1968

The Brian Lehrer Show | May 19, 2018

The Brian Lehrer Show, in conjunction with The Harris Poll, looks at the history of the American Culture Wars in our lifetimes, as seen through years that end with the number 8. Catch up on this week's archival audio and conversations with listeners and experts to explore how Americans saw themselves and each other in 1968:

The Eights: Alienation in America (First) | Racial Tension in 1968 (Starts 30:12)| Democrats' Dysfunction (Starts 59:07) | The Eights | 1968 Presidential Primaries and Nixon's Brand of Populism (Starts 1:30:55) | 1968 in Media and Music (Starts 2:02:39)

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