Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-032-007
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 decision by Secretary of State George Shultz to deny Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Yasser Arafat a visa to travel to the United Nations (UN) in New York City for discussions on peace in the Middle East. The episode aired on Monday, December 12, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.