Digitization made possible by the State of Minnesota Legacy Amendment’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, approved by voters in 2008.
October 5, 1987 - Dr. Scott Strickland, physician at Park Nicollet Clinic and Catherine Jordan, member of the Minnesota AIDS Awareness Project, discuss AIDS Awareness Month. Other topics include young people at risk, blood as transmitter, and misinformation. Strickland and Jordan also answer listener questions.
October 9, 1987 - John Mroz, president of the Institute of East-West Security Studies, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Mroz’s address was on the topic "Implications of Soviet New Thinking." After speech, Mroz 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.
October 26, 1987 - Richard Lugar, Republican U.S. senator for Indiana and member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Lugar’s address was on the topic "American foreign policy in a world that won't stand still." After speech, Lugar 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.
October 30, 1987 - Harvey Golub, president and CEO of IDS Financial Services; Marjory Williams, CEO of SHE, Inc.; and Lawrence Perlman, executive vice-president of Control Data Corporation and president of the Data Storage Products Group, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Topic of panel discussion is "Changing Families, Changing Corporations: What's the Bottom Line?" Topics include changes in demographics, parenting, education, and wellness programs. Moderator is Dr. Barrie Greiff, consultant to Harvard University Health Services. 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.
November 4, 1987 - Dr. Glenn Loury, professor of political economy at the Kennedy School of Public Affairs at Harvard University, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Loury’s speech was titled "Self Sufficiency and Responsibility: New Directions for Relationships Between the Needy and the State." After speech, Loury 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.
November 17, 1987 - Roger Fisher, head of the Harvard Negotiation Project and author of "Getting to Yes," speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Fisher’s address was on the topic " is "Negotiating with the Russians and Your Spouse: Is There A Difference?" After speech, Fisher 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.
November 25, 1987 - Robert Volpe, a Twin Cities private detective, speaking at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Volpe address was on his work investigating and recovering stolen works of art and valuable antiquities. Robert Volpe claims to be the only detective in the world who deals exclusively in the recovery of valuable art and antiquities. He estimates that the incidence of art theft ranks second only to narcotic trafficking as an international crime. In addition to his detective work, Volpe paints, sculpts, writes and acts as curator of a small museum. He has optioned the movie rights to his life story to Warner Brothers.
November 30, 1987 - William Raspberry, urban affairs columnist for The Washington Post, speaking at Itasca Seminar "Families at Risk." Raspberry addressed the general topic of poverty in America by looking at the current welfare system and suggesting ways that the system might be improved. His suggestions for fighting poverty and reforming welfare were primarily threefold: first, reward success and let failure punish itself; second, study success, not failure when trying to see how poverty can be alleviated; third, stop blaming racism for everything that goes wrong. After speech, Raspberry answered audience questions.
December 8, 1987 - Eugene McCarthy, former Minnesota senator and presidential contender, speaking to the Minnesota Press Club. McCarthy’s address was titled, "The United States: The Number One Colony to the World."
December 10, 1987 - Jon Hassler, author in residence at St. John's University in Collegeville, reads from some of his works and discusses his career as an author in an appearance at the St. John's "Basilica Series" lectures in Minneapolis.