Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-022-014
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate a recent Senate vote on whether congressional approval would be required before President Ronald Reagan could potentially send U.S. troops into combat in Nicaragua to overthrow the Sandinistas and President Daniel Ortega. The episode aired on Tuesday, May 24, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.