>> WILL THIS BE A WIDE OPEN FAIR THIS YEAR, JERRY WILL YOU MAKE ANY CONCESSIONS FOR THE VIRUS?

>> WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING WHAT-IFST SINCE LAST MAY.

WE DON'T KNOW.

IF THINGS CONTINUE TO PROGRESS THE WAY THEY ARE, THEN IT SURE LOOKS LIKE IT.

>> ERIC: THE STATE FAIR DID RE-OPEN LATER THAT SUMMER WITH NO PANDEMIC RESTRICTIONS, BUT ATTENDANCE WAS SPARSE.

IT'S BEEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS SINCE I STOOD BY THE BIG MONITOR AND ASKED YOU ALL TO ANSWER A MINNESOTA HISTORY QUESTION, SO LET'S REVIEW.

THE YEAR IS 1973.

AND A MINNESOTA NATIVE IS THE PERSON OF THE HOUR AT A SWANKY PORTRAIT UNVEILING IN THE RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING.

MANY NOTABLE GUESTS ATTENDED THE EVENT, INCLUDING THREE NUNS FROM MINNESOTA.

OUR QUESTION FOR YOU SEEMED SIMPLE.

WHAT MINNESOTAN WAS HONORED WITH A PORTRAIT UNVEILING IN THE U.S.

CAPITOL IN OCTOBER OF 1973?

HOW DID YOU DO?

THESE NEXT FOUR CALLERS MISSED THE MARK.

>> ERIC: ALL FOUR OF THOSE GUESSES WERE MINNESOTANS.

BUT THEY WERE ALL INCORRECT.

IN FACT, WRONG ANSWERS WERE ALL WE RECEIVED.

LET'S QUICKLY REVIEW THE DETAILS, WITH SOME ADDED INFORMATION FOR YOU.

IT'S 1973.

A MINNESOTAN'S PORTRAIT IS UNVEILED IN THE RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING.

THIS MINNESOTA NATIVE WAS BORN IN WASECA.

AFTER ATTENDING COLLEGE IN OMAHA AND THEN SERVING IN WORLD WAR I, HE SETTLED IN GARY, INDIANA, AND SPENT MORE THAN THREE DECADES IN CONGRESS.

WHAT MINNESOTAN WAS HONORED WITH A PORTRAIT UNVEILING IN THE U.S.

CAPITOL IN OCTOBER OF 1973?

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU WHETHER YOU ARE CALLING FROM BETSY ROSS POINT, FLAG ISLAND REEF, OR BIG AMERICAN ISLAND.

651-229-1430 IS THE NUMBER TO CALL.

YOU CAN ALWAYS DROP US A NOTE TOO: ALMANAC@TPT.ORG.

VIEWER TOM, ARE YOU WATCHING?

THIS IS YOUR QUESTION!

YOU KNOW THE ANSWER!

COUPLE OF HOUSEKEEPING NOTES BEFORE WE GO.

WE WANT TO CONNECT WITH ALL OF YOU IN PERSON NEXT MONTH.

"ALMANAC: AFTER HOURS" RETURNS ON JULY 21ST.

IT'S A PRIMARY ELECTION PREVIEW COMBINED WITH AN "ALMANAC" TRIVIA COMPETITION.

MARY LAHAMMER AND I WILL BE THERE, ALONG WITH SOME SPECIAL GUESTS.

HEAD TO TPT.ORG/EVENTS FOR ALL THE DETAILS AND TO GRAB YOUR FREE TICKET.

THE "ALMANAC" TEAM IS TAKING SOME TIME OFF FOR THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY, BUT YOU CAN STILL TUNE IN NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT, JULY 3RD, FOR A SPECIAL EDITION OF THE SHOW.

MARY LAHAMMER VISITS WITH GOVERNOR WALZ AND A HANDFUL OF RETIRING LAWMAKERS IN THEIR LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS.

WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME FOR SOME SHOW-CLOSING MUSIC FROM THE ARCHIVES.

THIS WEEK BACK IN 2022, CANTUS JOINED US IN STUDIO.

TAKE A LISTEN.

AND BE CAREFUL.

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