March 16, 1985 -
April 1, 1985 -
April 2, 1985 - G. Gordon Liddy, former Watergate conspirator, speaking to students at St. Olaf College. In address, Liddy discusses his career in espionage, his involvement in Watergate and his opinion of prisons in this country. Watergate continues to fascinate many of us and one of the most intriguing figures in that drama was G. Gordon Liddy. Liddy refused to discuss the Watergate conspiracy with prosecutors or congressional investigators and was sent to prison for his refusal to cooperate. Liddy spent five years in nine different prisons for his role in Watergate until his sentence was commuted by former president Jimmy Carter.
April 11, 1985 - In a lecture at the University of Minnesota on April 3, 1985, linguistics pioneer Noam Chomsky looks at critics of American policies in an historical perspective and determines that even the harshest of critics operate within narrow constraints set by the government. Dr. Chomsky’s lecture is entitled "The Manufacture of Consent."
April 13, 1985 - On this Weekend program, Bob Potter interviews former U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy. McCarthy discusses his latest book and Vietnam. He also answers listener questions.
April 15, 1985 - The Rev. Jesse Jackson speaking to nearly 4,000 spectators April 1, 1985 at Halenbeck Hall. Jackson was touring the state to rally Minnesota farmers. He spoke about the farming crisis, the federal deficit, defense spending and education. Jackson said urban dwellers and rural farmers must unite for economic justice. Jackson came to Central Minnesota to appear at a rally in support of Starbuck farmer Jim Langman. A foreclosure sale on Langman's farm was set to be held in Glenwood that day, but when the mortgage carrier, Travelers Insurance Company, heard of the impending rally, it called the sale off.
April 24, 1985 - Jean Olson, president of the Minnesota School Boards Association, and Curt Johnson, executive director of the Citizens League, discuss open public-school enrollment and other educational reforms provisions presented by Governor Perpich. Olson and Johnson also answer listener questions.
April 25, 1985 - MPR’s Tom Meersman reports on Hmong leaders seeking assistance from state on addressing the continued needs for various programs, including English as a second language (ESL). Local advocates see the language barrier as a source for health and employment challenges in the Hmong community.
April 27, 1985 -
April 27, 1985 -