Over the decades, MPR has presented the many different perspectives of Minnesota politics and politicians. This collection is home to a multitude speeches, interviews and debates on the issues of the day. Important topics of civil rights, environment, crime, budget, legislation, and campaigns are addressed.
Click on link to these well-known figures to see audio segments directly related to them: Michele Bachmann Arne Carlson Keith Ellison Hubert Humphrey Amy Klobuchar Eugene McCarthy Walter Mondale Tim Pawlenty R.T. Rybak Jesse Ventura Paul Wellstone
January 7, 1983 -
January 7, 1983 -
January 11, 1983 - Senator Rudy Boschwitz speaks to his people by way of the telephone and the radio.
January 17, 1983 - Republican Senator Rudy Boschwitz and DFL Governor Rudy Perpich held a town meeting in Hibbing, the Governor's hometown. Hibbing is in the heart of the Minnesota Iron Range, the area of the state which has been most harshly affected by the economic recession.
January 19, 1983 -
January 19, 1983 -
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February 12, 1983 -
February 15, 1983 -
February 21, 1983 - Walter Mondale declares his candidacy for president from the House chamber at the State Capitol. Potter provides a summary of Mondale’s career. There's a brief interview with David Lebedoff prior to Mondale speech.