Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-015-008
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) abolishing of the Fairness Doctrine, a policy that required broadcasters to provide equal time to opposing points of view. The episode aired on Thursday, December 10, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.