January 17, 1986 - Bob Dole, Kansas U.S. senator and senate majority leader, speaking to Carlson Lecture Series at the University of Minnesota's Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis. Dole addressed the topics of his wife Elizabeth, and the upcoming politics of 1986. After speech, Dole answered questions from the audience. Harlan Cleveland, the dean of the Hubert Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, introduced Senator Dole.
January 18, 1986 - Minnesotan politicians LeClair Lambert and Don Fraser reflect on being present in D.C. during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963. The day included the famous Martin Luther King Jr. speech “I Have a Dream.”
January 20, 1986 - Dr. Alice Rivlin, director of economic studies at the Brookings Institution, speaking at Minnesota Meeting. Rivlin’s address is on the topic "Economic Choices 1984." Dr. Rivlin served for eight years as the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, a non-partisan agency of the U.S. Congress, which provides Congress with economic forecasts, budget projections and an analysis of budgetary issues. Dr. Rivlin has been an assistant secretary for planning and evaluation in the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare. She has also written extensively on economic, budgetary and public decision-making issues. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
January 28, 1986 - Don Fraser, Minneapolis mayor, gives his State of the City address. MPR’s Dan Olson and Euan Kerr report prior to the address. Afterward, they get commentary from various individuals at the event.
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February 11, 1986 - David Broder, a Washington Post journalist, speaking at Minnesota Meeting in Minneapolis. Broder’s address was on the topic, "The Washington Political Scene." He talked about the political twists and turns the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act is causing in congress, and his view of several major party "front runners" for the presidential nomination in 1988. Deborah Howell, St. Paul Dispatch and Pioneer Press managing editor, was moderator at event. Minnesota Meeting is a non-profit corporation which hosts a wide range of public speakers. It is managed by the Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota.
February 17, 1986 - Alvin Poussaint, Harvard University psychiatry professor, speaking at Coffman Union as part of Black History Month at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Poussaint’s address was on the topic "The Psyche of a Racist Culture." In speech, Poussaint says racism is deeply rooted in American culture, and even extends to the way a person's race is defined. Dr. Poussaint has devoted much of his career to studying the psychological effects of racism on Black people. He has written two best-selling books, "Why Blacks Kill Blacks", and "Black Child Care".
February 18, 1986 - Jim Dutcher, former University of Minnesota basketball coach, speaking at Minnesota Press Club. Dutcher resigned following Madison, Wisconsin incident that resulted in the arrest of three Gopher players, who were accused of rape. Dutcher spoke out that he resigned over the decisions made by University. After speech, Dutcher answered audience questions.
February 28, 1986 - Dr. Maya Angelou, who was in town as part of the West Suburban Black History Month celebration, speaking at a meeting held by the Hopkins School District about the role literature plays in the lives of all people.
March 10, 1986 - William H. Gray III, U.S. Representative D-PA., and chair of the House budget committee, speaking at the Carlson Lecture Series at held Northrop Auditorium. Gray's address was titled, "A Balanced Budget: What Cost to You?" Gray also serves on the Committee on Appropriations, the District of Columbia Committee, and on the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee. He has been vice chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. He has been senior minister at Bright Hope Baptist Church in North Philadelphia since 1972 and continues to preach three dozen sermons a year.