June 12, 1975 - John R. Silber, president of Boston University, addressing the 50th graduating class at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth.
June 25, 1975 - James Reston, poet and former director of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, speaks about the poetry of Mao Tse Tung.
June 29, 1975 - Minnesota poet Robert Bly reads his poems and the works of others in a talk given at Saint John's University Forum. Bly also gives his viewpoints on life and his philosophical impressions.
July 1, 1975 - Alexander Solzhenitsyn, exiled Soviet author, makes his first major public address in the United States at a banquet in his honor given by the AFL-CIO. Solzhenitsyn ‘s address was titled “Words of Warning to the Western World (aka America: You Must Think About The World).” Speech was translated, after a brief initial technical issue.
July 15, 1975 - Secretary of State Henry Kissinger speaking at the Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington, followed by a question and answer period. Speech was titled "The Moral Foundations of Foreign Policy". Event sponsored by the Upper Midwest Council. Opening remarks and introduction by Senator Hubert Humphrey and Governor Wendell Anderson. Outside protests and an inside heckler can be heard occasionally throughout recording.
July 16, 1975 - Press conference of Secretary of State Henry Kissinger held at the Radisson South Hotel in Bloomington on July 15th, 1975. Meeting with media was preceded by a speech Kissinger gave, titled “The Moral Foundations of Foreign Policy.”
July 16, 1975 - Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter discusses President Ford, agriculture, and elections. Carter also states that a presidential popularity is not necessarily an indicator of their effectiveness. Carter states that although Ford is ineffective, Ford's strength has been in energy…Carter believes the energy plans have been created by the oil companies.
August 1, 1975 - St. Paul scientist Gary Hudson speaking on why we should step up exploration of outer space, stating that space exploration is in our future. Hudson says space could solve our population and energy problems if we exploit it properly. He predicts outer space could be our next industrial park, but says this cannot happen unless private corporations take the lead in exploring space. He is very critical of the government's space program, saying it's far too expensive and far too bureaucratic to be effective.
September 30, 1975 - Watergate Judge John Sirica speaking at Concordia College, Moorhead. His topic was on strong and active citizenry in the United States.
October 1, 1975 - MPR’s Terri Keefe reports on a speech by feminist author Kate Millett at the University of Minnesota. Millet talks about the rules of sexuality in classical literature, Oedipus, Medea, and erotic literature.