Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-027-012
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 students should be allowed to practice prayer in public schools. Senator Kennedy mentions the 1962 U.S. Supreme Court ruling on official school prayer and summarizes President John F. Kennedy's response of urging Americans to pray more at home and in their churches and synagogues. The episode aired on Tuesday, September 6, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.