Presents a filmed, intercontinental conversation that links moderator Edward R. Murrow in New York with three internationally known figures located in different parts of the world. What set this apart from other televised interview/discussion programs was the fact that its participants could not see each other but could hear one another via telephone lines and radio.
CBS News correspondent Howard K. Smith hosts this year end look at 1958, specifically in the area of the sciences, arts, and humanities.
