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 whether the United States should invest in the "Star Wars" (Strategic Defense Initiative) missile defense system or in ground-based anti-missile systems to meet the most likely military threats in the years ahead. The episode aired on Friday, June 14, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.