It was a time when a generation rebelled and lost its innocence. From the Vietnam War to the struggle for racial equality to the birth of a counter-culture explosion, the 1960s was a decade of change, experimentation and hope that transformed an entire nation. The two-hour documentary features revealing interviews with the prominent figures of the era including: Barbara Ehrenreich, Daniel Ellsberg, Jesse Jackson, Tom Hayden, Arlo Guthrie, Henry Kissinger, Norman Mailer, Robert McNamara, Ed Meese III and Bobby Seale. Also released as a one-hour documentary called "1968: The Year that Shaped a Generation."

Stephen Talbot 以时间为顺序，审视1968年发生的大事件。使用档案录像和对几位主要参与者的采访突出这一年的大部分重大事件。包括越南春节攻势、尤金·麦卡锡的竞选活动、马丁·路德·金和罗伯特·肯尼迪遇刺、学生接管哥伦比亚大学、苏联入侵捷克斯洛伐克等。