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 whether to reduce federal defense spending following the Cold War in order to spend more on domestic needs. Senator Kennedy refers to this question as the "guns and butter" debate. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 3, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.