March 22, 1980 - Anthony Bouza, Minneapolis police chief, speaking before a Citizens League breakfast in Minneapolis. Bouza talked about first month in office and elaborated some on what he hopes to do in the next few years.
April 12, 1980 - Marilyn Solberg, instructor of psychology at St. Mary's College in Winona, speaking at a symposium sponsored by Southeastern Libraries Cooperating and the Minnesota Humanities Commission at the Winona Historical Society. Soldberg shared her thoughts about the family, and the decline in “traditional” family.
April 30, 1980 - Ezer Weizman, Israeli defense minister, speaking in Minneapolis after receiving the Distinguished International Service Award from the University of Minnesota. Weizman address was on the topic of Middle East peace negotiations between Israel and Egypt, the American attempt to rescue hostages in Iran, and other issues.
May 3, 1980 - Brian Job, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Minnesota, speaking at World Law Day observance sponsored by the United Nations Association of Minnesota, the Minnesota Council, Social Studies Teachers and other groups. Job’s topic was on controlling terrorism. This is an edited portion of speech.
May 5, 1980 - William Colby, former director of the CIA, speaking at Macalester College in St. Paul as part of the Hubert H. Humphrey Lecture Series. In address, Colby traces the evolution and need for American intelligence activities, how it is changed today, and the debate over what's appropriate and what techniques are responsible. Colby is the author of two books; "Intelligence Secrecy", and "Security in a Free Society", and "Honorable Men: My Life in the CIA."
May 24, 1980 - Mrs. Nouha al-Hegelan, wife of Faisal al-Hegelan, Saudi Arabia's ambassador to the United States, speaking to an audience at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter. Mrs. al-Hegelan's addressed topics of her country, its people and their religion, as well as politics in this country. Mrs. al-Hegelan's visit to Minnesota was under the auspices of the Delegation for Friendship Among Women.
May 31, 1980 - MPR Special Coverage presents a review of what happened at the 1980 Independent Republican convention with MPR’s Bob Potter, Dick Daly, and Gary Eichten. Program includes excerpts of speeches at state convention held in Duluth. The result of gathering was selection of Ronald Reagan as nominee and delegates for the national GOP convention.
June 7, 1980 - MPR’s LIVE coverage of the 1980 DFL Party State Convention, including Vice President Walter Mondale's speech, other addresses, debates, votes on party offices and platform positions, selection of delegates to the Democratic national convention, and other coverage of the proceedings.
June 17, 1980 - Writer, photographer, and artist Gordon Parks speaking at Our Creative Community Conference at the Spring Hill Center in Wayzata, Minnesota. Parks address was titled “Universality in Art.” Subjects of speech included his time in Minnesota, race issues, the Civil Rights movement, and education.
June 28, 1980 - Dr. Frances Hill, professor of government at the University of Texas at Austin, speaking at the second annual Farm Women's Forum in Rochester, Minnesota. Hill’s address was about the changes in the roles and lives of farm women, based on her interviews with over one hundred Midwestern farm women. These changes include the demise of the family farm, and secondly, a change in women's personal rights.