March 9, 1979 - Three sessions of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College, are highlighted in this program. Discussions are on the effect the war had and has on America and its foreign relationships. Includes speech clips and interviews with various academics and military members.
March 8, 1979 - As part of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, a panel discussion about Vietnam, the presidency, public trust, and student activists.
March 7, 1979 - MPR’s John Ydstie reports on discussion about dealing with veterans, as part of The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College. Veterans of the war and officials of the Veterans Administration discuss conditions, actions and attitudes of the VA in regard to Vietnam veterans, as well as medical and psychiatric problems veterans face.
March 6, 1979 - A panel discussion with journalists, as part of 10-day The Vietnam Experience and America Symposium, held at the Macalester College.
March 5, 1979 - Highlights from 10-day The Vietnam Experience and America Today Symposium, held at Macalester College in St. Paul. Program includes anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan; and Theodore Sorensen, former special counsel to president John Kennedy.
March 4, 1979 - Theodore Sorenson, former aide to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson, gives a speech, titled “Vietnam and the American Presidency.” Sorenson’s address is followed by a question and answer session.
March 3, 1979 - On this special Spectrum/Home for the Weekend broadcast, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Minnesota U.S. Senator Rudy Boschwitz. Reporters and listeners throughout the state ask Boshcwitz questions. Topics include conservative trends, SALT treaty, D.C. voting amendment, and federal deficit.
February 28, 1979 - MPR’s Dan Olson interviews Willis Anthony, University of Minnesota agricultural economist, who discusses farming, its future, problems and solutions. MPR’s John Ydstie talks about planting. Program also includes report from MPR’s Jennifer O'Neil on set-aside program.
February 6, 1979 - MPR's John Ydstie interviews Charles Lutz, the director of the World Hunger Program for the American Luther Church. Lutz speaks on the irony of hunger in a time of world food surpluses.
January 27, 1979 - On this regional public affairs program, MPR’s Rich Dietman interviews Senator David Durenberger, who discusses adjusting to his new role as U.S. senator. Topics include the filibuster, energy, transportation, BWCA, and federal budget. Durenberger also answers questions from various MPR reporters, reporters in other news media, and from listeners in a statewide call-in program.