The World We Want: The New York Herald Tribune World Youth Forum and the Cold War Teenager

Grand ambitions collide as global teens shape postwar diplomacy through youth forums and personal courage.

What happens when you handpick 30 smart, articulate teenagers from across the globe and bring them to New York for 3 months during the Cold War? They lived with American families, attended American schools, and participated in forums in person and on television, discussing Middle East conflicts, South African apartheid, the Vietnam war, American civil rights, and women's place around th...