Exploring the diverse make-up of our country's DNA, these interviews capture the dynamic arc of a young country reinventing itself in real-time. Included here are Jon Meacham on civil rights, Madeleine Albright discussing immigration, David McCullough reflecting on the Wright Brothers, and Wynton Marsalis paying tribute to jazz. Spanning the art, sports, politics, and science, the other contributors include Jill Lepore, Walter Isaacson, David Blight, Sonia Sotomayor, Francis Collins, Drew Gilpin Faust, Rita Moreno, Cal Ripken Jr., and Billie Jean King