"The State of the Union is Not Good." That unlikely phrase is taken from President Gerald Ford's 1975 State of the Union address as the general feeling in America goes from bad to worse. The phrase reflects an America careening from crisis to crisis in the second half of the decade. Richard Reeves, Lesley Stahl, Douglas Brinkley, and Rick Perlstein help us understand why.

Global terrorism is on the rise and brought to every home in America through ever-increasing media coverage. The Weather Underground, Symbionese Liberation Army, hijackings, the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, and the attacks at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich are covered. Interviewees include Robert Baer, Robin Wright, Brian Jenkins, and Peter Bergen.