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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-036-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming exchange St. Patrick's Day greetings. They also comment on discrimination in U.S. immigration laws against Ireland and other countries, and violence in Northern Ireland. The episode aired on Friday, March 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Textual folder
Papers of John F. Kennedy. Pre-Presidential Papers. Senate Files
JFKSEN-0896-021
This folder contains copies and a draft of Senator John F. Kennedy's speech for a St. Patrick's Day dinner. In his speech the Senator compares the oppression of Ireland and the fight for independence from Great Britain to Hungary's current struggle against the Soviet Union. Of note is a draft with notations by Senator Kennedy. Also included in this folder are remarks of Robert F. Kennedy for a St. Patrick's Day dinner, discussing Ireland's independence and labor racketeering.