Sound recording
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.