The author, a New Dealer, and her future husband (the conservative son of A. C. Nielsen) met at a wedding on November 29, 1943, brought together by the winds of World War II. The two relished debating and developing ideas, each person improved by the other. They married in June, 1944. She describes war-time courtship, the characteristics of and the advantages. The author had an interesting conversation with President Nixon. She describes her life as a multinational corporate wife that took her to 100 countries, some repeatedly. Travel and her husband’s busy schedule stressed the family members for inadequate time together that they craved.