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
October 7, 1974 -
October 8, 1974 -
October 9, 1974 - U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy reacts to speech by President Gerald Ford in his own short speech on office of U.S. presidency and American democracy.
October 9, 1974 -
November 8, 1974 - Republican Arlen Erdahl, Minnesota Secretary of State and former Minnesota state representative, discusses loss in 1974 election and how changes to election law in Minnesota in waning years of Nixon fallout may or may not have affected Republican fortunes in state and national elections. Erdahl focuses on how names appear on ballots and in what order, partisan transport to polling stations, and identity verification of voters.
November 8, 1974 - MPR’s Dick Daly reports a hearing on lake water use held in Duluth. All the Great Lakes have had too much water in recent years and high water and strong winds have eroded shorelines and caused flooding. Lake Superior water levels are held artificially high by the IJC, a US joint commission with Canada.
November 9, 1974 - Republican Arlen Erdahl, Minnesota Secretary of State and former Minnesota state representative, discusses recent shifts in power in state legislature, resulting in a Democratic majority. Erdahl outlines what Republicans need to do to return to prominence.
November 11, 1974 - MPR’s Gary Eichten presents news items of an untraditional Veteran's Day celebration address by St. Paul Mayor Larry Cohen, comments from Reverend Russell Krambeck, and a protest demonstration in Twin Cities.
January 17, 1975 - Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey holds a press conference on January, 10 1975 in the Twin Cities. He talks about the United States in international matters, the energy crisis, and the economy.
March 5, 1975 -