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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 Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas comment on the Berlin Wall, noting it had been 25 years since the wall's construction in 1961. Senator Kennedy quotes from President John F. Kennedy's remarks upon signing the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz in Berlin, Germany, including President Kennedy's line, "Ich bin ein Berliner." The episode aired on Wednesday, August 27, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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 George H. W. Bush's handling of U.S, foreign policy during times of rapid change in East Germany, which has opened its borders and announced its intention to hold free elections. Senator Kennedy mentions the inspiration of President John F. Kennedy's remarks in 1963 upon signing the Golden Book at the Rathaus Schöneberg on Rudolph Wilde Platz in Berlin, Germany, and quotes President Kennedy's line, "Ich bin ein Berliner." The episode aired on Tuesday, November 21, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-021-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate banning underground nuclear weapons testing as a key to ending the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. Senator Kennedy comments on President John F. Kennedy's negotiations in 1963 for the Partial Test Ban Treaty (PTBT), also known as the Limited Test Ban Treaty (LTBT). The episode aired on Friday, April 22, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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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 exchange Christmas greetings and debate the future of the "Star Wars" (Strategic Defense Initiative) program. They mention the new arrivals in their families: Senator Simpson's first grandchild Beth and President John F. Kennedy's first grandchild Rose (Rose Kennedy Schlossberg). The episode aired on Friday, December 23, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.