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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-006-001
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 U.S. Senate's decision to reject President Bush's nomination of William C. "Bill" Lucas to the position of Assistant Attorney General in the Civil Rights Division. The episode aired on Monday, August 7, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate U.S. Senate initiatives to apply economic and diplomatic pressure on China following the Chinese government's deadly military crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, Beijing, and the repression that followed. The episode aired on Thursday, July 27, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-009-009
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 U.S. Senate's rejection of an amendment to the Constitution to protect the United States flag from desecration. Senator Kennedy refers to the rejected amendment as the "Atwater-Bush amendment" in reference to Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Lee Atwater and President George H. W. Bush. The episode aired on Tuesday, October 24, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-005-001
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 the new civil rights bill moving through Congress. They comment on Senate hearings on the nomination of federal judge Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court of the United States, and the need to provide stronger remedies for sexual harassment and discrimination against women in the workplace. The episode aired on Friday, October 25, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.