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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the likely re-unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany) following the fall of the Berlin Wall. They mention concerns about stability in the European community, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) commitment that allows U.S. military forces to be stationed in Germany. The episode aired on Monday, March 12, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-011-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate democratic reforms in Eastern Europe and prospects for the unification of East Germany (German Democratic Republic) and West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany). The episode aired on Wednesday, December 13, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-010-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President George H. W. Bush's handling of U.S, foreign policy during times of rapid change in East Germany, which has opened its borders and announced its intention to hold free elections. Senator Kennedy mentions the inspiration of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in 1963 upon signing the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz in Berlin, Germany, and quotes President Kennedy's line, "Ich bin ein Berliner." The episode aired on Tuesday, November 21, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-010-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's handling of U.S. foreign policy during times of change in Eastern Europe, citing free movement across the East German border and the Berlin Wall, and new freedoms in Poland and Hungary. The episode aired on Tuesday, November 14, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.