March 9, 1979 - Vietnam symposium studies the effect the war had and has on America.Author and national defense specialist Herbert Y. Schandler, Marquette University journalist and professor and former Presidential Press Secretary to Lyndon Johnson, George Reedy, and moderator Hy Berman of the University of Minnesota History Department discuss relations between the Presidency and the Congress as a result of the war. Also, former Minnesota Congressman Donald M. Fraser and Notre Dame professor David C. Leege discuss the Vietnam War's effect on public confidence.
March 10, 1979 - The plight of the Vietnamese refugee, like that of the Vietnam veteran, are the two most visible reminders of a war most Americans would prefer to forget. The ten day conference held at Macalester was one of the first national post-war forums to examine the effects of Vietnam. The conference considered how the war changed America's values, communication, lifestyles, political institutions, economy and foreign policy.
March 16, 1979 - Richard Leakey, anthropologist and director of the National Museums of Kenya, speaking in St. Paul. Leakey talks about the Foundation for Research into the Origins of Early Man and how Australopithecus Boisei, a relative of the human race, fits into the evolution of humans.
March 17, 1979 - John Boland, former chairman and executive director of the Twin Cities Metropolitan Council, speaking on challenges and accomplishments during his tenure. Boland also discusses issues still before the body.
March 19, 1979 - Psychologist, author, and theologian Dr. Rollo May offers his insights into the nature of freedom, the relationship between love and freedom, and related questions in a speech at Mankato State University.
March 22, 1979 - Ed Bradley, a CBS News correspondent, speaking at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Bradley discusses "Media and Politics", and the role of journalists and the protections guaranteed them by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He illustrates both the privilege and problems provided by Freedom of the Press.
March 30, 1979 - MPR’s Tom Meersman profiles poet Edward Dorn. Segment includes Dorn speaking and reading at Macalester College as part of this week's Midwestern Writers Festival.
March 31, 1979 - Nationally syndicated Boston Globe columnist Ellen Goodman speaks at the 86th Minnesota Association of Social Services Conference in Minneapolis.
March 31, 1979 - Dr. Max Fine, director of the National Institute Committee for National Health Insurance, speaking at a health care costs symposium in Ames, Iowa. Fine’s topic is "The Health Problems of the Elderly."
April 2, 1979 - MPR’s live coverage presenting introduction of bill prior to Minnesota House debate and vote on bill S.F. 20, which would repeal the 2% sports stadium commission liquor tax on on-sale liquor in the seven-county metro area. Includes speech by state representative Ray W. Fariscy and partial speech by state representative Lee Greenfield.