War
November 11, 1974 - A member of group supporting POWs states that 55 military and 5 civilians POWs were in a camp. The U.S. received 23 bodies in March of 1974, but, group pushes to receive the rest of the bodies.
November 11, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents news items of an untraditional Veteran's Day celebration address by St. Paul Mayor Larry Cohen, comments from Reverend Russell Krambeck, and a protest demonstration in Twin Cities.
November 5, 1976 - On the anniversary of the Sioux Uprising of 1862, this program presents the historical events that culminated in the hangings of 38 Indians after the uprising. Program includes members of All Things Considered reading from the writings done at the time of uprising.
March 4, 1979 - Terri Keefe reports on Daniel Berrigan speaking to a packed house at The Vietnam Experience and America Symposium, held at the Macalester College Chapel. Segment includes speech clip.
March 4, 1979 - Theodore Sorenson, former aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, gives a speech, titled “Vietnam and the American Presidency.” Sorenson’s address is followed by a question and answer session.
March 5, 1979 - Highlights from 10-day The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College in St. Paul. Program includes anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan; and Theodore Sorensen, former special counsel to president John Kennedy.
March 6, 1979 - A panel discussion with journalists, as part of 10-day The Vietnam Experience and America Symposium, held at the Macalester College.
March 6, 1979 - MPR’s Nancy Fushan presents highlights from The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College. Segment includes speakers at conference exploring the impact of Vietnam on the arts and Fushan interviewing three war fiction authors, including Minnesota writer Tim O’Brien.
March 7, 1979 - MPR’s John Ydstie reports on discussion about dealing with veterans, as part of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College. Veterans of the war and officials of the Veterans Administration discuss conditions, actions and attitudes of the VA in regard to Vietnam veterans, as well as medical and psychiatric problems veterans face.
March 8, 1979 - On the eighth day of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College, guest speaker Dr. Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. shares his perspective of the Vietnam War through a history lens.