Sam remembered those Be-Ins - they'd been down in New York on a business trip. That was a rather trying time for him, with the country practically torn in two over differing opinions on the war in Vietnam.
"It's good to know they're teaching the right things in my universities, these days." Though funnily enough, he'd had a few opportunities to use that knowledge lately.
Perhaps it was because they hadn't seen much of each other recently, but Vicky didn't seem to notice anything out of the ordinary. "Oh, good," she said, pleased. "Family can be a real pain to deal with, at times, but they should always stick together." As much as she and her own siblings squabbled, and the power struggles that went on, they always rallied around one another in times of need.