March 30, 1994 - Midday presents Robert Allen, chairman and CEO of AT&T, speaking at the Minnesota Meeting. Allen’s address was on the topic, "The Information Superhighway: Will it Run to Lake Wobegon?" Following speech, Allen answers audience questions.
April 8, 1994 - U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks at Minnesota Nurses Association rally at the IDS crystal court in downtown Minneapolis for an address about health care reform. MPR’s Dan Olson reports from rally.
April 12, 1994 - Native American environmentalist and writer Winona LaDuke speaks at the Woman's Club of Minneapolis on the difference between indigenous and industrial ways of thinking. She also discusses feminism, environmental racism, and broken treaties.
April 21, 1994 - Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. senator and founder of Earth Day, speaking at The Woman's Club of Minneapolis. Nelson’s address was on the topic of continued dangers of environmental self-destruction.
April 22, 1994 - Midday presents Thomas Kochman, author and president of Kochman Communications in Chicago, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. His address is titled, "Crossing Cultural Barriers: From Melting Pot to Salad Bowl." After speech, Kochman answers audience questions.
April 27, 1994 - NPR SPECIAL live coverage of Richard Nixon funeral service. Program includes sermon from Billy Graham; speeches by Henry Kissinger, Bob Dole, Pete Wilson, and Bill Clinton. There are also brief commentary and reports.
May 9, 1994 - Midday presents a speech by newly elected President of the Republic of South Africa, Nelson Mandela. Bishop Desmond Tutu introduces Mandela. Following Mandela speech, program presents an address by Rev. Bernice King, daughter of the late Martin Luther King, Jr., at St. Olaf in Northfield.
May 9, 1994 - Bishop Desmond Tutu speaking at the Mandela inauguration in South Africa.
May 9, 1994 - Nelson Mandela speaking at his presidential inauguration in South Africa.
May 13, 1994 - Les Aspin, former defense secretary, speaking at the Carlson Lecture Series, held at University of Minnesota's Humphrey School of Public Affairs. Aspin’s address was titled, “National Security: Politics, Press and Personalities.” Aspin spent 22 years as a leading congressional expert on defense. Then, as President Clinton's first Defense Secretary, Aspin found himself in the middle of several controversies, including the U.S. role in Somalia.