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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-008-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming discuss a pre-summit arms control meeting held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, between U.S. Secretary of State James A. "Jim" Baker and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Soviet Union Eduard Shevardnadze. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 26, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-004
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 proposal to base MX missiles on mobile rail cars in western U.S. states to protect them from the Soviet Union and to address the U.S.-Soviet imbalance in mobile nuclear weapons. The episode aired on Thursday, August 10, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-001
Sound recording of the radio the program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the status of arms control negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union, including a proposal from the Bush administration for trial monitoring of weapons systems before a strategic arms treaty is signed. The episode aired on Monday, July 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-004-002
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 state of relations between the United States and the Soviet Union, Soviet military strength, and opportunities for arms control initiatives. The episode aired on Friday, June 23, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate nuclear arms control initiatives with the Soviet Union, and West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl's goal of negotiating to eliminate the NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) short-range nuclear weapons arsenal deployed in Europe. The episode aired on Friday, May 19, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-019-003
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 agenda for the upcoming summit meeting in Washington, D.C., between President George H. W. Bush and President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. The Senators debate expectations for negotiations on nuclear arms control, restraints on chemical weapons, and reductions in conventional forces in Europe. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 30, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-018-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate opportunities for arms control, including the possibility of the United States and the Soviet Union reducing sea-based nuclear weapons. The episode aired on Friday, May 18, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-014-014
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 Bush administration's work on arms control and the recent proposal at the Malta Summit by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev to eliminate U.S. and Soviet nuclear weapons at sea. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 21, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-011-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the outcome of the meeting (the Malta Summit) between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. They comment on democratic developments in Eastern Europe and arms control discussions between the United States and Soviet Union. The episode aired on Monday, December 11, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-001-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Bush administration's policy on U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and a recent gesture toward nuclear weapons arms control by General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev. The episode aired on Wednesday, April 26, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-009
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 findings of a federal study released by the U.S. Department of Energy that recommended the modernization of nuclear weapons plants. They discuss whether the study overlooks the possibility of successful arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union. The episode aired on Tuesday, February 21, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-001
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 new INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty, an arms control treaty negotiated between the United States and the Soviet Union to reduce nuclear weapons. The episode aired on Tuesday, December 1, 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-AU0009-008-013
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-AU0008-036-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the status of ongoing START (Strategic Arms Reduction Talks) treaty negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union to reduce their nuclear weapon arsenals. The episode aired on Wednesday, July 10, 1991, 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-AU0007-021-014
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-AU0007-030-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate an effort by Congress, as part of work on a defense bill, to encourage the Reagan administration to negotiate a comprehensive ban on nuclear weapons testing with the Soviet Union. They also comment on the signed INF (Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty. The episode aired on Friday, November 4, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.