September 11, 1993 - MPR’s Bill Wareham reports on comments by former President Jimmy Carter on Camp David memories and the general concept of peace agreements. Carter was in Twin Cities Friday to present Walter Mondale an award at Macalester College.
September 21, 1993 - John Rollwagen, former CEO of Cray Research, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Rollwagen shared his experiences as a private-sector CEO working in the government. Rollwagen spent five months in the Clinton Administration as the Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Following speech, Rollwagen 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 4, 1993 - Cornel West, philosopher and Princeton University religion professor, delivers a lecture at St. Paul’s Hamline University on race and American race issues.
October 4, 1993 - MPR’s Euan Kerr reports on Sharon Sayles Belton, president of the Minneapolis City Council, comments on reduction of crime in the city and push for gun control in Minneapolis.
October 5, 1993 - General John M. Loh, commander of the Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Loh’s address was titled "A Government Office More Efficient Than Your Business... No Kidding." Following speech, Loh 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 13, 1993 - Thomas Friedman, New York Times correspondent, speaking at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis. Friedman’s address was titled “The Clinton Administration: A Report Card." Friedman also spoke on the peace in middle east, which he believes will be a series of 'grey compromises'. Friedman is author of the book “From Beirut to Jerusalem.”
October 14, 1993 - Midday presents Westminster Town Hall Forum speech by Betty Rollin, author and NBC News correspondent. Rollin wrote the best-selling book “Last Wish” about the suicide of her terminally ill mother.
October 19, 1993 - National Press Club speech by famous horror writer Stephen King.
October 21, 1993 - Arnaud de Borchgrave, senior advisor to the Center for Strategic and International Studies and former chief foreign correspondent for Newsweek magazine, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. De Borchgrave’s address was titled, "The New World Disorder: Truth or Consequences?” Following speech, De Borchgrave 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 26, 1993 - Midday presents a broadcast of Anthony DeCurtis, a features editor at Rolling Stone; and Hilton Kramer, editor at New Criterion, speaking at Hamline University as part of a program entitled "Who is Raising Our Kids? Families and Media in the ‘Age of MTV’." DeCurtis and Kramer debate the role of media, and its influence on American families.