Over the decades, MPR has presented the many different perspectives of Minnesota politics and politicians. This collection is home to a multitude speeches, interviews and debates on the issues of the day. Important topics of civil rights, environment, crime, budget, legislation, and campaigns are addressed.
Click on link to these well-known figures to see audio segments directly related to them: Michele Bachmann Arne Carlson Keith Ellison Hubert Humphrey Amy Klobuchar Eugene McCarthy Walter Mondale Tim Pawlenty R.T. Rybak Jesse Ventura Paul Wellstone
January 7, 1980 -
January 10, 1980 - Senator Dave Durenberger answers questions asked of him by Dan Olson and Pat Kessler, MPR reporters, and by MPR listeners.
January 19, 1980 - Irv Anderson, Farmer Democratic Labor (DFL) majority house leader wants to be named speaker.
January 22, 1980 - MPR’s Lee Axdahl reports on U.S. Senator Dave Durenburger requesting Small Business Administartion (SBA) assist businesses near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area. The business owners say they are struggling since restrictions of the 1978 BWCA Wilderness Act.
January 24, 1980 -
January 24, 1980 - Governor Al Quie delivers his second "state of the state" address to a joint session of the Minnesota legislature. Reaction to the speech follows.
January 24, 1980 -
January 24, 1980 -
January 24, 1980 -
January 31, 1980 - Minnesota Senate Majority Leader Nicholas Coleman presents a DFL response to Governor Al Quie's State of the State address.