May 15, 1976 - Dr. Robert Jewett, religious studies professor at Morningside College, gave a speech titled “Civil Religion and the New Eden." Followed with response by David Nelson, philosophy professor at South Dakota State University. This program is part of Civil Religion series designed to explore the issues that rise out of America's religious mythology that has affected the values of Americans. Presentations were held at the Dakota State College, in Madison, South Dakota. Co-sponsors of the series were the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities, the United Ministries in Higher Education, and the Newman and Lutheran Centers at Dakota State College, Madison.
May 17, 1976 - New York Times political columnist and supreme court specialist Anthony Lewis speaking at Hamline University. Topic was “A Constitutional Faith."
May 22, 1976 - Dr. Russell Barta, social sciences professor at Mundelin College, gave a speech titled “The Effect of Industrialization and Economics on the American Value System." Followed with response by Sister Ann Kessler, Yankton, social sciences professor at Mount Marty College. This program is part of Civil Religion series designed to explore the issues that rise out of America's religious mythology that has affected the values of Americans. Presentations were held at the Dakota State College, in Madison, South Dakota. Co-sponsors of the series were the South Dakota Committee on the Humanities, the United Ministries in Higher Education, and the Newman and Lutheran Centers at Dakota State College, Madison.
May 29, 1976 - Program topic is "American Indian, American Black, American Woman: Wreckages of the American Dream.”
June 4, 1976 - Symposium titled "The Grassroots Are Always Greener Elsewhere... The Arts in Rural America" at Conversations in the Countryside Conference.
June 7, 1976 - Discussion on problems encountered by the shortages of fossil fuel. Experts and humanists gathered for Food and Fuel Institute sessions at Fergus Fall, Detroit Lakes and Moorhead over a two-month period. Includes excerpts of speeches, including 7th District Congressman Bob Bergland.
June 25, 1976 - Summary report of day one of GOP convention at St Paul Civic Center, including speeches leading up to rules floor vote, as candidates Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan battle for Minnesota at-large delegates to the GOP National Convention.
June 25, 1976 - Broadcast of vice-presidential candidate Bill Miller's keynote speech at GOP convention held at St. Paul Civic Center.
June 25, 1976 - Day 2 of 1976 Minnesota State I-R Convention, held at St. Paul Civic Center. Brief reporting on events at convention, followed by speeches from presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, and Betty Ford, wife of President Ford.
June 26, 1976 - MPR Special Coverage closes out its coverage of 1976 Minnesota State I-R Convention. At 3:02 AM, After five hours of vote counting, selection of the 18 Minnesota delegates to GOP national convention was completed, resulting in Gerald Ford receiving 17 (Rudy Boschwitz, Nancy Brataas, Mary Forsythe, Bill Frenzel, Tom Hagedorn, Hap LeVander, Iantha LeVander, Dorothy Liljegren, Effie McKerson, Carl Meirick, Len Nadasdy, George Pillsbury, Al Quie, Carolyn Ring, Kris Sanda, Chuck Slocum, Evie Teigen); and Ronald Reagan, receiving 1 (Mark Piepho).