50 Years Of Minnesota Politics
Season 2008 Episode 16 | 56m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
In this special edition of Almanac, we open up the Channel 2 vaults to share 50 years...
In this special edition of Almanac, we open up the Channel 2 vaults to share 50 years of political history. Every governor and senator elected in our state during that time is featured, including clips that haven't been seen in decades.
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50 Years Of Minnesota Politics
Season 2008 Episode 16 | 56m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
In this special edition of Almanac, we open up the Channel 2 vaults to share 50 years of political history. Every governor and senator elected in our state during that time is featured, including clips that haven't been seen in decades.
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 6m 45s | Elmer L. Andersen shows off his collection of history books in a rare kinescope... (6m 45s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 6m 30s | Vice President Walter Mondale celebrates HHH's legacy at his funeral. Campaign Weekly... (6m 30s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 7m 29s | Walter Mondale gives his first interview after losing the 1980 election. A young Paul... (7m 29s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 7m 32s | In the wake of scandal, Jon Grunseth drops out of the governor's race two weeks... (7m 32s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 4m 25s | Harold Stassen talks about being the last living signatory to the United Nations... (4m 25s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 9m 8s | Jesse Ventura "shocks the world" with his gubernatorial upset. Mary Lahammer records... (9m 8s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 8m 50s | Paul Wellstone explains his opposition to the Iraq War Resolution in his first debate... (8m 50s)
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Clip: S2008 Ep16 | 4m 55s | We end our look at a half century of Minnesota political history with a collection of... (4m 55s)
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