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 the continuing problem of the federal budget deficit in the new fiscal year, as well as the roles that Congress, President Ronald Reagan, and President George H. W. Bush have had in creating the deficit. The episode aired on Wednesday, October 25, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.