September 20, 1991 - Joseph Califano Jr., former Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare under the Carter administration, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Califano’s address was on the topic of health care. Following address, Califano answered audience questions. Califano has written a new book called "Triumph and Tragedy of Lyndon Johnson: The White House Years". He is a leading advocate of health care reform. He also encourages private businesses to help develop policies to ensure access to health care. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
September 25, 1991 - Minnesota U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone details his stance on use of United Nations inspectors in Iraq and protection support.
September 27, 1991 - Maurice Strong, the Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Strong’s address was titled, “Sustainable Development: A Partnership of Environment and Economics.” Topics include global warming and ozone layer. Following speech, Strong answered audience questions. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
October 3, 1991 - Franklin Thomas, president of the Ford Foundation, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Thomas’s address was titled "Drugs, Poverty and Crime: Why the Inner City is in All Our Backyards." After speech, Thomas answered audience questions. Ed Spencer, chairman of the board of the Ford Foundation and a board member of the Minnesota Meeting, introduced Thomas. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
October 15, 1991 - U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone comments on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas. Wellstone shares his concerns of the treatment of witness Anita Hill and discusses the topic of sexual harassment.
October 15, 1991 - U.S. Senator Dave Durenberger comments on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas. Durenberger shares his belief that Thomas will come into the role as a U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice and discusses Hill testimony.
October 16, 1991 - Midday’s Bob Potter interviews C. Everett Koop, the former U.S. Surgeon General. Topics of discussion include senate confirmation hearings, abortion, and his book "Koop: The Memoirs of America's Family Doctor." Koop also answers listener questions.
October 21, 1991 - David Elwood, a professor of public policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, speaking at the Earle Brown Center at the University of Minnesota. Elwood’s address was on problems of the poor and disadvantaged. After speech, Elwood answered audience questions. Elwood is author of the book, "Poor Support".
October 23, 1991 - Federico Pena, former mayor of Denver, gave keynote speech at Itasca Seminar, held at Madden's Lodge in Brainerd. Pena’s address was titled "Building a Community That Values Diversity: Reflections of a Two-Term Mayor." After speech, Pena answered audience questions.
October 25, 1991 - Hedrick Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, discusses the damaging developments of the soviet economy, and possibility of future loose confederation of the splintering Soviet republics as an economic power. Smith has been a New York Times journalist and foreign correspondent from the Soviet Union and around the world for 26 years. Hedrick Smith has updated his book, "The New Russians", to include several new chapters on the failed Soviet Coup and its aftermath. He is currently a fellow at the Foreign Policy Institute at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.