This episode's headline: Gergen & Shields; Evaluating the 80's; Kitsch as Kitsch Can. The guests include DAVID GERGEN, U.S. News & World Report; MARK SHIELDS, Washington Post; ELLEN GILCHRIST, Writer; AUGUST WILSON, Playwright; ISAAC STERN, Violinist; WENDY WASSERSTEIN, Playwright; ROBERT STONE, Novelist; SAM GILLIAM, Artist; ESSAYIST: Penny Stallings. Byline: In New York: ROBERT MacNeil; In Washington: JAMES LEHRER