Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-015-009
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 election of Violeta Barrios de Chamorro to succeed President Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua. They also discuss President Bush's offer of U.S. economic and trade assistance to Nicaragua and the establishment of full U.S. diplomatic relations with Nicaragua. The episode aired on Thursday, March 8, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.