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The article discusses the career of the photographer Theodore Efroim Streshinsky through often referencing the author's relationship with him as his wife from the 1940s through the 1960s, including his photography. Particular focus is given to the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, (FBI's) investigation of Streshinsky for being an alleged spy for the Soviet Union, including the FBI director John Edgar Hoover's role in the investigation.

The article discusses efforts by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to identify an alleged Soviet agent reported to be working within the FBI's ranks. The mole was reported by Soviet agent Aleksei Kulak in 1962. Details on the roles of FBI counterintelligence agents Joseph J. Hengemuhle and Joseph J. Palguta in the investigation are presented. According to the author, the FBI may have identified the mole but was unwilling to prosecute him or comment on the case.

The article discusses the involvement of radicals and socialists in the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in Washington, D.C., which catalyzed the creation of a "Freedom Budget for All Americans" in order to eliminate poverty and create full employment. Topics include the opposition of the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to the civil rights movement, connections between economic issues and civil rights for African Americans, and the influence of radical activist Tom Kahn.

The article discusses the security measures undertaken in U.S. commercial airplane flight during the 1960s and 1970s. The roles that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Federal Air Marshal Service (FAMS) and the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) played in airline flight security, including in efforts to prevent aircraft hijackings following the 1971 hijacking of a Northwest Airlines jet by the hijacker Dan Cooper (D.B. Cooper), are discussed.

Letters to the editor are presented from Seth Rosenfeld, author of the book "Subversives: The FBI's War on Student Radicals, and Reagan's Rise to Power" about 1960s U.S. student movements and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and reviewer Steve Wasserman, who reviewed the book in his article "Exit Stage Left" from the October 29, 2012 issue.

The article discusses anti-Vietnam War protests in America in relation to the deaths of four students at Kent State University who were shot by members of the U.S. National Guard on May 4, 1970. Armed civilian Terrance B. Norman's potential relationship with America's Federal Bureau of Investigation is examined, along with then-U.S. President Richard Nixon's decision to send American military troops into Cambodia. Lawsuits and the cause of the shooting are assessed.