The Seventies

January, 1989

As Decades go, the Seventies don't get much respect. They were a comedown from the Sixties. Apart from Vietnam and Watergate, what was there to the Seventies besides glitter and gas lines? Well, at Playboy, it seemed an exhilarating time--full of drama, upheaval and good conversation (much of it on tape).As 1970 dawned, the country was at war with itself over Vietnam, and Playboy reflected both the tension in the country and the need to escape from it. In the January issue of that watershed year...