Muriel Humphrey

The Minnesota Massacre

tptadmin — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:04:29 -0500

November 8, 1978 was an election night dubbed "the Minnesota Massacre" by a generation of DFLers. Republicans took over the governor's office and the two U.S. Senate seats. As the returns came in, KTCA crews were there to record the scene. Let's take a look back at this historic night.

1978 and 1979

tptadmin — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:19:30 -0600

Vice President Walter Mondale celebrates HHH's legacy at his funeral. Campaign Weekly analyzes campaign commercials for future senators Rudy Boschwitz and Dave Durenberger. KTCA crews record the scene on the election night dubbed by DFLers "the Minnesota Massacre." And the station documents Mondale's ancestral trip to Norway.

Al Quie Looks Back at the Election of 1978

tptadmin — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:57:15 -0600

Mary Lahammer sat down recently with Governor Quie to talk about the election in which the DFL lost both U.S. Senate seats and the governorship.

Remembering Lady Bird

tptadmin — Wed, 27 Jun 2007 13:50:55 -0500

Back in 1964, she accompanied her husband as he campaigned for President in Minnesota. During a speech, Lady Bird Johnson went out of her way to thank the DFL women, especially the wives of Minnesota's leading DFL officials: Jane Freeman, Muriel Humphrey and Abigail McCarthy. It's a charming clip.