Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, this one-hour documentary profiles one of America's foremost thinkers on social action and national renewal. Called the ultimate builder of ideas, people, and causes, John Gardner was Lyndon B. Johnson's secretary of health, education, and welfare; counselor to five other U.S. presidents; president of the Carnegie Corporation; and a writer of best-selling books. Among those discussing Gardner's work and intellectual legacy are Gen. Colin Powell, Bill Moyers, Sen. Bill Bradley, Fred Wertheimer, and Dr. Ramona Edelin.