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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-012-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate issues with morale, management, and inefficiency in the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The episode aired on Tuesday, December 26, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-015-014
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 potential impact of the Commission on National and Community Service, a new federal agency, on participation in community service. The episode aired on Monday, July 20, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-037-005
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 idea of using "public enterprise" to make government programs more effective. The approach would hold government programs to a stricter level of achievement in exchange for federal funding. The episode aired on Friday, March 31, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-036-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate "whistle-blower" legislation to protect federal employees who report waste, fraud, abuse, and corruption in their government agencies. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 15, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-003
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 a new cabinet-level department for veterans should be established (elevating the Veterans Administration to cabinet level status). The episode aired on Thursday, December 3, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-033-015
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Vice President Al Gore's "reinventing government" proposals to streamline the federal government and improve government efficiency. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but likely late September 1993.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-033-001
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 need for bipartisanship to consider Vice President Al Gore's "reinventing government" proposals, which would reform and streamline the federal government. The episode aired on Thursday, September 2, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System. The recording begins with a brief, unrelated fragment.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-025-012
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate initiatives to cut federal spending, including President Clinton's plan to freeze executive branch pay, reduce personnel, cut agency expenses, and reduce foreign aid, and the pledge by Congress to cut congressional spending. The episode aired on Wednesday, March 10, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-002-003
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 General Accounting Office (GAO) has become politically biased in its investigations of federal spending and waste. The episode aired on Tuesday, August 13, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-002-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent report evaluating problems with coordination among federal agencies engaged in the "War on Drugs," including the use of incompatible computer systems. The episode aired on Friday, August 9, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-018-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation that would prohibit a formal federal worker from lobbying his or her former federal employer for a full year, a practice referred to as the "Revolving Door Syndrome." The episode aired on Friday, February 19, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-032-008
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 Ronald Reagan's veto of an ethics bill to prohibit ex-federal workers from lobbying their former federal employers for a full year. The episode aired on Tuesday, December 13, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.