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
August 11, 1986 - MPR Journal’s Gary Eichten interviews Dave Bishop, District 33B Minnesota House representative, about his concerns on backlog of Minnesota Department of Human Rights.
August 25, 1986 - MPR’s Stephen Smith profiles Minnesota Governor Rudy Perpich as he walks the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, shaking a lot of hands and dispensing brochures.
September 1, 1986 - MPR’s Stephen Smith produces a sound portrait on a staple of the State Fair…the politician. Smith interviews various Minnesota politicians, who share their different styles in interacting with the fair crowd.
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January 7, 1987 - Minneapolis mayor Don Fraser and St. Paul mayor George Latimer answer listener questions about current issues in Minnesota's largest cities.
April 4, 1987 - Weekend presents an interview with Eugene McCarthy, who comments on people in politics that have made an impression on him over the years. McCarthy talks about Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Rayburn, Humphrey, and Mondale. He also tells us his view of the press and the state of politics today.