Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-015
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 President Ronald Reagan should pardon former National Security Council staff member Oliver North and former National Security Advisor John Poindexter in advance for their involvement in the Iran-Contra affair. The episode aired on Monday, December 21, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.