Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
August 23, 1980 - Dr. Ack speaking at the annual luncheon of the Mental Health Association of Minnesota held at St. Thomas College in Saint Paul. Ack, a champion of children's rights, addressed several child related issues in his talk, including child abuse, and what he believes are the negative effects of day care.
August 27, 1980 - Stewart Udall, former U.S. congressman and founder of an environmental consulting firm called Overview, speaking at a symposium on the future held at Mankato State University. Udall’s address was on ecology and energy across the country, as well as practicing law in Washington, D.C. Udall served U.S. Interior Secretary under Presidents Kennedy and Johnson.
September 27, 1980 - Richard Mitchell, professor of history at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, speaking at "Understanding Resurgent Islam" conference held at the University of Minnesota. Mitchell’s address was titled “The Range of Islamic Activism and Its Potential in the World Today.” It provided insight into the diversity of the Islamic movement. After speech, Mitchell answered audience questions.
September 27, 1980 - MPR’s Tom Meersman interviews Hamid Algar, professor of Islamic studies and history at the University of California at Berkeley. Algar discusses the Iranian revolution, and outlines what he thinks are the greatest misconceptions the United States has of the revolution and the Ayatollah Khomeini.
October 13, 1980 - Dr. Joe Rossillion, of the Freshwater Biological Research Foundation, speaking at two-day conference discussing the future of water. Conference was sponsored by the Freshwater Society and the Water Awareness Consortium. Rossillion address was titled "Givens and Possibilities About Water in the '80s: Why We Should Be Concerned.”
October 13, 1980 - Ronald Reagan, presidential candidate, speaking to an audience in La Crosse, Wisconsin. He met with state campaign officials and spoke to an audience of 5,000 people at the Mary E. Sawyer in La Crosse. Reagan touched on nearly every major campaign issue during his 35-minute speech - the economy, energy, defense - and he outlined in some detail what he intends if elected president.
October 27, 1980 - Carole Simpson, NBC News correspondent, speaking at the Freedom Fund banquet of the Duluth Branch NAACP at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth. Simpson shares personal insight into the career of a successful Black American. Simpson's Capitol Hill assignments have included the environment, education, welfare, women's rights, transportation, housing and child care - what she describes as "a real potpourri of people issues".
November 1, 1980 - John W. Gardner, former Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) secretary and Common Cause founder speaking about American politics. Gardner shares six key leadership topics.
November 20, 1980 - Roy Grow, China expert and professor of political science at Carleton College in Northfield, speaking at a conference sponsored by the Minnesota China Council. Grow’s speech was on the topic of China's program of modernization.
November 29, 1980 - Calvin Bradford, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs professor, speaks on the neighborhood movement, from its definition to the struggle between national and local control.