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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-005-014
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 vote in Congress to stop the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) from awarding grants to art institutions that support artists whose work has been denounced as "obscene." The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is undetermined, but probably early August 1989.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-009-011
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 proposal by Senator Jesse Helms of North Carolina to prevent federal funds from supporting works that may be objectionable, and the effect on the grant funding program of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). They comment on whether such restrictions could be considered censorship of the arts. This episode aired on Thursday, October 26, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-033-006
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate President Clinton's support for the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). The episode aired on Thursday, September 9, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.