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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-032-005
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a case before the U.S. Supreme Court regarding whether public schools may offer religious prayers as part of their graduation ceremonies. The episode aired on Tuesday, March 26, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-029-005
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 National Rifle Association's (NRA) request to the U.S. Supreme Court to declare that people have the constitutional right to own machine guns. The episode aired on Monday, January 14, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-026-014
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 legislative initiative in Congress to protect religious freedoms following a 1990 ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that made government interference in religious matters more permissible. The episode aired on Wednesday, April 7, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-025-005
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 Clinton's decision to repeal the executive order enforcing the Beck Supreme Court decision, which required federal contractors to post notices informing workers that they were not obligated to join unions and had the right to stop unions from using dues money to support political causes. The episode aired on Monday, March 1, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-023-009
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 need for congressional action to prevent the organization of blockades around public health clinics that perform abortions. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that current civil rights laws could not be invoked to obtain injunctions against such blockades. The episode aired on Wednesday, January 27, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-022-007
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 important responsibility facing President-elect Bill Clinton in terms of nominating individuals to fill vacant seats on the U.S. Supreme Court. The episode aired on Wednesday, December 30, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-003-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to become Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 17, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-001-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Bush's nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to become an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. The episode aired on Friday, July 26, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-035-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that family planning counselors at clinics that receive federal funds are prohibited from discussing the option of abortion. The episode aired on Monday, June 10, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-034-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist is practicing judicial activism and legislating rather than interpreting existing law. The episode aired on Thursday, May 16, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-016-011
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 need for legislation to restore protections for the free exercise of religion following a 1990 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court affecting such rights. The episode aired on Monday, August 10, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-1963-06-18-D
KN36
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-020-015
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 construction proposal for a new office building on Capitol Hill, in Washington, D.C., for use by the staff of the Supreme Court of the United States, and whether a portion of the building could be used by congressional staff. The episode aired on Monday, April 11, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-027-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate whether students should be allowed to practice prayer in public schools. Senator Kennedy mentions the 1962 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on official school prayer and summarizes President John F. Kennedy's response of urging Americans to pray more at home and in their churches and synagogues. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 6, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-025-014
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 U.S. Supreme Court's announcement that it might reverse a 1976 ban on "segregation academies," private white-only academies that avoid desegregation. The episode aired on Tuesday, July 26, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Burke Marshall Personal Papers
BMPP-037-002
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Staff Files of Harris Wofford
JFKWHSFHW-010-017
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0886-009
This file contains correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations. Topics include the Supreme Court ruling on school prayer and responses to President Kennedy's statement regarding the Court's decision.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. White House Central Subject Files
JFKWHCSF-0886-008
This file contains correspondence between the office of President John F. Kennedy and various persons and organizations both known and unknown to the President. Topics include the Supreme Court ruling on school prayer and responses to President Kennedy's statement regarding the Court's decision.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy. Presidential Papers. President's Office Files.
JFKPOF-088a-011
This folder contains material collected by the office of President John F. Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, concerning the Supreme Court. Topics include the retirement of Associate Justice Charles E. Whittaker, the appointment of Byron White as Associate Justice, candidates for the court vacancy, and the retirement of Associate Justice Felix Frankfurter. Of note is a memorandum from Special Counsel to the President Theodore C. Sorensen to the President advising him on candidates for the Supreme Court vacancy.
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White House Photographs
JFKWHP-ST-C217-1-63
President John F. Kennedy visits with Supreme Court Justice, Felix Frankfurter (center); man at right is unidentified. Oval Office White House, Washington, D.C.