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 President Bush's delay in appointing a Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) due to "litmus tests" in assessing suitability of potential nominees, and how this impacts medical research. The episode aired on Friday, August 10, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.