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MPR at 50: Looking back at Minnesota's past, ahead to its future

MPR at 50: Looking back at Minnesota's past, ahead to its future

As we mark 50 years on the air, Minnesota Public Radio looks at Minnesota's past and present as it moves on into the future.
by Cathy Wurzer, Jim Bickal, Tom Crann, Kerri Miller, Jeff Jones, Julie Siple, Tom Weber and Sam Choo

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Photos: 40 years ago, a Minnesotan was sworn in to the White House

Photos: 40 years ago, a Minnesotan was sworn in to the White House

On Friday, America's 45th president will be sworn into office. Forty years ago — on Jan. 20, 1977 — Minnesota's Walter Mondale was sworn in as President Jimmy Carter's vice president.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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Franklin D. Roosevelt and the meaning of freedom

Franklin D. Roosevelt and the meaning of freedom

The State of the Union address given 75 years ago today by President Franklin D. Roosevelt became known as the "Four Freedoms" speech. In it FDR said people everywhere in the world deserve freedom of speech and worship, freedom from want and freedom from fear.
by MPR News Staff

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The Jackie Tapes: 1964 interviews, daughter provide intimate look at Kennedy years

The Jackie Tapes: 1964 interviews, daughter provide intimate look at Kennedy years

In March 1964, a few months after President Kennedy's assassination, Arthur Schlesinger recorded many hours of interviews with Jacqueline Kennedy. On the 50th anniversary of JFK's presidency, the tapes were released in a book and CD collection, with daughter Caroline Kennedy writing the forward, sharing her favorite moments in a 2011 speech.
by MPR News Staff

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Before 'Fences,' August Wilson was a poet -- and a St. Paulite

Before 'Fences,' August Wilson was a poet -- and a St. Paulite

"Fences" is making its silver screen debut this week. But before it was adapted by Hollywood, "Fences" began on the stage, penned by two-time Pulitzer prizewinner -- and one-time St. Paulite -- August Wilson.
by Euan Kerr and MPR News Staff

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