Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
June 3, 1992 - David Morris, co-founder and co-director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Washington, speaking at St. John's University. Morris’s address was titled "A Global Village and a Globe of Villages: Environmentally Sound Economic Development." A resident of St. Paul, Morris is a syndicated columnist with Knight Ridder News Service and has been an economic development consultant for 15 years.
July 6, 1992 - Hank Todd, director of tourism for the State of Minnesota, discusses tourism in Minnesota, one of the largest business sectors of the Minnesota economy. Todd answers listener questions.
July 9, 1992 - Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Clinton announces his selection of Tennessee Senator Al Gore for his vice-presidential running mate at noon today, in front of the governor's mansion in Little Rock, Arkansas. NPR's Linda Wertheimer and Brian Naylor provided analysis, NPR’s Nina Totenberg prepared a background profile of Senator Gore. Following Clinton announcement, program presents an extended excerpt of the late Eric Sevareid's "farewell address" to the National Press Club, recorded back in 1977. The CBS newsman died on this day at the age of 79. Sevareid was born in North Dakota, and during the 1920's his family moved to Minneapolis, where he graduated from the University of Minnesota. His first job as a reporter was at the old "Minneapolis Journal" when he was only 18 years old. He also worked for the Paris Herald and the United Press. On his first assignment for CBS News in 1940, he got the scoop that France was about to surrender to the Germans. Sevareid worked with legendary CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow and served as the network's chief correspondent. He retired from CBS in 1977.
July 25, 1992 - On this Saturday Midday, Deb Brown, extension horticulturist at University of Minnesota, discusses gardening issues with the cool summer. Brown also answers listener questions.
August 15, 1992 - On this Saturday Midday, Dr. Susan Erbaugh, director of the Mental Health Clinic at Minneapolis Children's Medical Center, discusses children and family health. Topics include returning to school, divorce, and ADD. Erbaugh also answers listener.
August 29, 1992 - On this Minnesota State Fair Midday program, MPR’s Gary Eichten interviews Sharon Anderson about dog training. Anderson also answers audience and listener questions.
September 18, 1992 - Zhu Qizhen, Chinese ambassador to the United States, speaking at Minnesota Meeting in downtown Minneapolis. Qizhen’s address was titled, “The Future of U.S.-Chinese Relations and Economic Reform in China.” Following speech, Qizhen answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
September 30, 1992 - George H.W. Bush speaking on the presidential campaign trail in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Bush speaks on crime and accepts endorsement from Wisconsin law enforcement groups.
October 14, 1992 - Linda Chavez, former staff director of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights under President Reagan and a fellow at the Manhattan Institute; and Angela Davis, author and professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz, speaking recently at Hamline University’s Justice for Everyone lecture series. Both addresses are on the question, "Justice for Whom?" Larry Osness, president of Hamline University, introduces speakers.
November 6, 1992 - John Frohnmayer, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Frohnmayer’s address was on the topic “Art and the First Amendment.” Following speech, Frohnmayer answered audience questions. Frohnmayer resigned under pressure, in response to a series of political advertisements launched by Pat Buchanan, which criticized some of the artwork funded by the NEA. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.