This book reviews the spate of progressive legislation initiated by Presidents Kennedy and Johnson and passed by the Congress during the period spanning 1962-67. Covered also are rulings by the Supreme Court under Justice Earl Warren. The thesis propounded by the authors is that the political initiative during these years was primarily with legislators and the courts, spurred in some cases by popular demands, but often anticipatory of public sentiment. This liberal direction in public policy was substantially continued under the Nixon administration, but at a slower pace owing primarily to the economic exigencies of the U.S. wars in Southeast Asia.