October 23, 1976 - This regional public affairs program includes Citizens League breakfast address by St. Paul Board of Education chairman Eleanor Weber, answering questions about tax increase ballot referendum and other issues, followed by superintendent George Young, discussing instructional television and daycare.
October 25, 1976 - Carl Bernstein, Washington Post investigative reporter, speaking at Minnesota Education Association Convention in Minneapolis.
November 8, 1976 - Mairin de Burca, general secretary of the Irish Republic Movement (Sinn Fein) and leader of the women's caucus within that movement, speaking at the College of St. Catherine. Speech includes historical and current commentary of the Irish Republic Movement.
November 9, 1976 - Arthur Flemming, U.S. Commissioner on Aging with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, speaking at National Conference on Arts and the Aging in Minneapolis. About conference: More than 150 members of state and regional arts groups and senior citizens' organizations gathered in Minneapolis recently for the first National Conference on Arts and the Aging. The conference, in cooperation with the Minnesota Arts Board and the Governor's Citizens Council on Aging, brought together artists, arts administrators and representatives of programs for older Americans. The general purpose of the meetings was to bring older Americans more directly into local and regional arts programs of all kinds, both for the benefit of the senior citizens, and the arts themselves.
November 9, 1976 - Michael Straight, Deputy Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, speaking at National Conference on Arts and the Aging in Minneapolis. About conference: More than 150 members of state and regional arts groups and senior citizens' organizations gathered in Minneapolis recently for the first National Conference on Arts and the Aging. The conference, in cooperation with the Minnesota Arts Board and the Governor's Citizens Council on Aging, brought together artists, arts administrators and representatives of programs for older Americans. The general purpose of the meetings was to bring older Americans more directly into local and regional arts programs of all kinds, both for the benefit of the senior citizens, and the arts themselves.
November 10, 1976 - A special production by the Minnesota Public Radio news unit on the political history of Rudy Perpich, who takes over as Governor for Wendell Anderson who stepped down to be a Senator.
November 23, 1976 - Bernadette Devlin, former member of the British Parliament from Northern Ireland, speaking at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul. Devlin gives her views on the problems in her country.
November 26, 1976 - On this Midday program, a presentation of a speech by author James Michener, followed by an interview with MPR’s Bill Siemering, where Michener talks about book "Centennial" and preserving local history.
November 27, 1976 - On this regional public affairs program, a panel discussion on the state of the arts in the Twin Cities. The six panel members met at The Place, a downtown club of the Arts Alliance. Panelists share their thoughts on trends, problems, and future of various fields in art community.
November 29, 1976 - Former CBS News correspondent Daniel Schorr, speaking at the Temple of Aaron in Saint Paul, traces the growth of the secret intelligence community in the United States. Schorr is responsible for releasing a secret House Intelligence Committee report on the CIA to the Village Voice newspaper. He was subpoenaed by a special House committee investigating the report's leak but refused to divulge the source of his information.