April 30, 1980 - Ezer Weizman, Israeli defense minister, speaking in Minneapolis after receiving the Distinguished International Service Award from the University of Minnesota. Weizman address was on the topic of Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, the American attempt to rescue hostages in Iran, and other issues.
April 30, 1980 - MPR's Gary Eichten interviews William Colby, former CIA director, who discusses CIA Charter, as well as various political, intelligence, technology, and espionage topics.
May 3, 1980 - Brian Job, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, speaking at World Law Day observance sponsored by the United Nations Association of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council, Social Studies Teachers and other groups. Job’s topic was on controlling terrorism. This is an edited portion of speech.
May 5, 1980 - William Colby, former director of the CIA, speaking at Macalester College in St. Paul as part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Lecture Series. In address, Colby traces the evolution and need for American intelligence activities, how it is changed today, and the debate over what's appropriate and what techniques are responsible. Colby is the author of two books; "Intelligence Secrecy", and "Security in a Free Society", and "Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA."
May 17, 1980 - MPR's Rich Dietman talks with journalists Vaiju Mahindroo, correspondent for India Today magazine, and Bruno Lopez Kupitsky, reporter for the Mexico City newspaper Ovaciones, about their attitudes toward America, its people, and the news media after spending eight months at the World Press Institute at Macalester College in St. Paul.
May 17, 1980 - MPR’s Rich Dietman checks in with Ely storyteller Jackpine Bob Cary about the status of Cary’s humorous campaign for U.S. presidency.
May 24, 1980 - Mrs. Nouha al-Hegelan, wife of Faisal al-Hegelan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, speaking to an audience at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter. Mrs. al-Hegelan's addressed topics of her country, its people and their religion, as well as politics in this country. Mrs. al-Hegelan's visit to Minnesota was under the auspices of the Delegation for Friendship Among Women.
May 28, 1980 - On this segment of People on Books, Don Fraser, mayor of Minneapolis and former member of Congress, reviews Gifts of Deceit: Sun Myung Moon, Tongsun Park, and the Korean Scandal by Robert Boettcher.
May 31, 1980 - MPR Special Coverage presents a review of what happened at the 1980 Independent Republican convention with MPR’s Bob Potter, Dick Daly, and Gary Eichten. Program includes excerpts of speeches at state convention held in Duluth. The result of gathering was selection of Ronald Reagan as nominee and delegates for the national GOP convention.
June 7, 1980 - MPR’s LIVE coverage of the 1980 DFL Party State Convention, including Vice President Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on party offices and platform positions, selection of delegates to the Democratic national convention, and other coverage of the proceedings.