This archival collection highlights numerous Westminster Town Hall Forum speaking events that have been broadcast on MPR’s airwaves for over four decades.
Westminster Town Hall Forum has hosted a free and open public forum since 1980, with talks by some of the most important and inspiring speakers in the world. The organization’s mission with event is to invite voices of conscience to address the issues of the day from an ethical perspective.
May 30, 1996 - Midday presents a live broadcast of the Westminster Town Hall Forum, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough. He is the author of the prize-winning biography Truman and numerous other books and is well-known as the host of the PBS television series The American Experience. His Westminster Town Hall Forum lecture is titled, American Society: Civil and Uncivil. McCullough’s speech is the last in a Westminster series “Voices of Consensus.”
November 25, 1996 - Midday presents a Westminster Town Hall Forum with former St. Paul resident Gordon Parks. The writer, photographer, and artist address is titled A Life of Art. Parks recalls his family, time in St. Paul, and his art. Following the speech, Parks answers audience questions.
March 13, 1997 - A Midday broadcast of live Westminster Town Hall Forum featuring author Rabbi Michael Lerner. The title of his presentation is Transcending Racism and Hate. He co-authored the book, Blacks and Jews: A Dialogue Between Cornel West and Michael Lerner.