The little known story of Walt Whitman and his first love, a beautiful creole girl in New Orleans. From this relationship, Whitman matured as a poet, reflecting upon his devotion to his country and the tenor of the time of Lincoln's assassination. Starring Rene Auberjonois, Lois Nettleton, Anne Rogers, Richard Erdman, Thomas MacGreevy, Roger Perry, William Windom, and John Harlan