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Robert Gates attended Indiana University as an undergraduate from 1938 to 1942 and then received his law degree in 1949. He began practicing law but remained involved with university life, serving as a trustee for twenty-one years and as president of the Union Board. Gates discusses the challenges of funding and maintaining state schools, the development of programs, and the impact that the nineteen sixties had on Indiana University's campus.

Donald Lash received his BA from Indiana University in 1937 and then remained at the university for two more years in order to get a master's degree in political science. Lash was also an excellent athlete; he held the world record in the two mile, was the national cross-country champion for seven years, and was a member of the United States track team at the Berlin Olympics. After graduation, Lash became a state police officer and then an FBI agent, specializing in firearms. Lash maintained his ties with Indiana University, serving as a trustee and then representing the university's interests as a state legislator. After retiring from the bureau, Lash started his own real estate business. When discussing his time at Indiana University, Lash mentions funding issues, the impact of the Vietnam War on the university's campus, and what the campus was like during his undergraduate days.