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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-012-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate a request for Radio Free Europe funding and the Soviet Union's attempts to jam Radio Free Europe broadcasts to Eastern Europe and Russia. The episode aired on Thursday, October 15, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-012-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate a Senate vote on whether the Soviet Union should be allowed to move into a new Soviet embassy in Washington, D.C., with concerns over Soviet espionage activities. The episode aired on Wednesday, October 14, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the results of the Washington Summit between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, in which international issues and arms control were discussed. The episode aired on Friday, December 11, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the postponement of a U.S. nuclear test prior to the arms control summit in Washington, D.C., between President Ronald Reagan and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. The episode aired on Tuesday, December 8, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the recent admission by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev that the Soviets are building their own version of "Star Wars" (Strategic Defense Initiative / SDI) technology. The episode aired on Monday, December 7, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate reductions in defense spending and investment in domestic programs while transitioning to a peace-time economy following the end of the Cold War. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 11, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how deeply to reduce spending on defense following the end of the Cold War. The episode aired on Friday, March 6, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-010-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's plans for cuts in defense spending, and the case for deeper cuts to the defense budget following the end of the Cold War. The episode aired on Tuesday, March 3, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-008-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for a strategic defense against potential threats from the stockpile of Soviet nuclear weapons, following the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The episode aired on Friday, January 24, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-008-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a proposal to cut defense spending by at least a third over the next seven years, due to the end of the Cold War, and using the funds to pay for domestic programs instead. The episode aired on Thursday, January 23, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-006-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate U.S. humanitarian aid to the Soviet Union to help rebuild after the Cold War and to make the countries long-term allies. The episode aired on Thursday, December 5, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-032-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the United States needs to more forcefully call for the Soviet Union to stop sending military arms to Central America, citing the smuggling of Soviet arms from Nicaragua into El Salvador. The episode aired on Monday, April 1, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-030-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate U.S. aid in trade and commerce for Eastern Europe in support of the region's transition to a free market economy after the end of Cold War. The episode aired on Thursday, February 14, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-028-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the significance of the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), an arms control agreement signed in Paris, France, by NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) and Warsaw Pact members. The episode aired on Thursday, December 20, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-027-016
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Clinton's proposal to provide federal aid for innovative ways to convert defense plants and retrain defense workers for civilian production as part of the economy's transition following the end of the Cold War. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 4, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-023-003
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the national defense challenges that President-elect Bill Clinton will face, including reducing military spending while preserving defense capabilities and restructuring U.S. forces for post-Cold War threats. The episode aired on Tuesday, January 19, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate U.S policy on Cuba following the Cold War. They comment on the Cuban economy, Cuban President Fidel Castro, and relations between Cuba and the Soviet Union. The episode aired on Tuesday, June 4, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-025-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss the famine and civil war in Ethiopia and the communist Ethiopian government's obstruction of relief efforts. The episode aired on Monday, July 25, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-025-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the opposition to the Marxist government of Angola during the Angolan Civil War. The episode aired on Friday, July 8, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-024-016
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the future of arms control and progress between the United States and Soviet Union toward the START (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks) Agreement on deep reductions in their nuclear weapons arsenals. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 5, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-024-013
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether Congress should withhold military aid to the Contras in Nicaragua, abuses by the Sandinista government led by Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, and the outlook for peace. The episode aired on Thursday, June 30, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-022-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent Senate vote on whether congressional approval would be required before President Ronald Reagan could potentially send U.S. troops into combat in Nicaragua to overthrow the Sandinistas and President Daniel Ortega. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 24, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-021-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the the status of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty between the United States and Soviet Union and the outlook for its ratification in the Senate. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 3, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-021-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate banning underground nuclear weapons testing as a key to ending the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Senator Kennedy comments on President John F. Kennedy's negotiations in 1963 for the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), also known as the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The episode aired on Friday, April 22, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-032-016
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming exchange Christmas greetings and debate the future of the "Star Wars" (Strategic Defense Initiative) program. They mention the new arrivals in their families: Senator Simpson's first grandchild Beth and President John F. Kennedy's first grandchild Rose (Rose Kennedy Schlossberg). The episode aired on Friday, December 23, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.