Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-007-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation in development in the U.S. Senate to permit Puerto Rico to hold a referendum on whether the territory should become a U.S. state, become independent, or continue its current status as a U.S. commonwealth. The episode aired on Monday, September 18, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.