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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-019-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate approaches to reducing the nation's dairy surplus and the effectiveness of the dairy herds buyout in the 1985 farm bill. The episode aired on Friday, June 8, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-187-002
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks upon the signing of the Feed Grains Bill in the White House Fish Room. In his speech the President explains the act, which extends the Feed Grains program for an additional two years in order to decrease the excessive surplus, and discusses how this legislation and the hopeful passage of the upcoming wheat referendum will help maintain the primacy of family farms in the country's agricultural system.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-094-003
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks in the White House Rose Garden to participants of the World Food Forum concerning the administration’s plans to maintain agricultural production, increase consumption, maintain farmers’ incomes, and cooperate with international markets.
Sound recording
White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-083-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks on the White House South Lawn to representatives of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committees. In his speech President Kennedy characterizes the country’s agricultural sector as a source of national pride, and discusses the necessity to protect the interests of both farmers and consumers.