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Born on August 23, 1945, Guy R. Loftman is a 1967 alumnus and graduate of the Indiana University School of Law. A self-proclaimed hippie, Loftman recalls his days as a student at Indiana University in the turbulent nineteen sixties. Very active in campus politics and student government and a former student body president, he crusaded for the abolition of women's hours and was strongly against the Vietnam War. Loftman speaks of racism and its appearance in Greek life and the state of Indiana in the nineteen sixties. Groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, Students for a Democratic Society, or SDS, and the Progressive Reform Party play large roles in Loftman's characterization of the nineteen sixties in southern Indiana. In addition, he speaks of the draft and his experiences as a attorney in Bloomington.

Thomas Lofton finished his undergraduate years at Indiana University and then graduated from the Bloomington Law School in 1954. He then spent one year clerking for Justice Sherman Minton of the United States Supreme Court. Lofton next spent three years as a member of the JAG Corps during the Korean War. He then settled in Indianapolis, working for a law firm. Lofton maintained his Indiana University ties, acting as president of the Indiana University Men's Club, president of the Law School Alumni Association, and as a board member of the Indiana University Foundation. At the time of the interview, Lofton was vice-chairman of the Lilly Endowment. In addition to his career experiences, Lofton discusses Herman B Wells and his experiences at Indiana University Bloomington's School of Law.

Born on April 17, 1917, Clarence Long is a 1939 alumnus of Indiana University. In this interview, he recalls his days as a student at the university in the late nineteen thirties. He discusses the events leading up to World War II and how they impacted the students of Indiana University. Long also speaks of his association with Herman B Wells, Otis Bowen, and Carroll Christenson. He then discusses the growth and changes that Indiana University has undergone. In addition, he speaks of his involvement as a member of the university board of trustees throughout most of the nineteen seventies.