Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
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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 national direct mail campaign notifying senior citizens of a new tax increase, and the objections that led Congress to repeal the tax and reduce proposed catastrophic insurance benefits. The episode aired on Friday, November 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.