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 secret mission sent by President Bush to Beijing, China, and the President's handling of U.S. policy toward China in the aftermath of the Chinese government's crackdown on protesters in Tiananmen Square, Beijing. The episode aired on Friday, December 29, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.