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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-002-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Congress's federal budget compromise with President George H. W. Bush that requires significant cuts in defense spending in order to reduce the budget deficit. They comment on Secretary of Defense Richard B. "Dick" Cheney's plan to meet the goal by holding the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers at 14 instead of expanding to 15. The episode aired on Monday, May 22, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-036-014
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 U.S. Navy proposal to build a new aircraft carrier and how it fits into the Pentagon budget. The episode aired on Thursday, March 23, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-022-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate legislation to build a new U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and how it fits into the Pentagon budget. The episode aired on Monday, May 16, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-020-014
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 effect of federal budget limits on the Reagan administration's goal of a 600-ship U.S. Navy. The episode aired on Friday, April 8, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.