These audio recordings are of the third of a series of lectures given at The New School by former United States senator and Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of Political Science Eugene McCarthy on the subject of the future of liberalism in America.

In the first reel, McCarthy discusses liberalism in the context of law and justice, covering the topics of the Vietnam War draft, President Nixon's executive order on wage-price control, the concept of unenforceable laws and laws failing to be enforced by the executive branch, bad court decisions, the racial and economic inequities in the court system, and corruption of the functions of the three branches of government.

In the second reel, McCarthy proposes a redefinition of the Bill of Rights, and the reestablishment of institutional relationships according to constitutional principles. At 5:50 McCarthy opens the floor to questions. Only McCarthy's responses are audible, the topics of which include: enforcing presidential compliance with Congressional legislation short of impeachment, legislative action to refine constitutional liberties, the lawsuit by Common Cause against the Nixon campaign, the role of the Senate, freedom of the press, and the increase in military expenditures. The question and answer period is continued in a subsequent recording.

The third and final reel includes the remainder of the question and answer session. Topics include: the United States Supreme Court, President Lyndon Johnson's relationship with the Court versus President Richard Nixon's, the devaluation of the dollar, and the gold standard.