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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate ways that Congress could encourage voluntary national service among young Americans. They comment on President John F. Kennedy's Peace Corps program. They also discuss the Literacy Corps, created by Congress the previous year to encourage college students to volunteer as tutors in local schools in exchange for course credit. The episode aired on Friday, February 17, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004-p0048
Senator John F. Kennedy visits Magna House at Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the occasion of the new dormitory's dedication in honor of Edith Scott Magna. Clarke students, Stephen Sullivan and Diane Gilliland (holding flowers), present a bouquet of flowers to Senator Kennedy (center); Mrs. Magna (for whom the building is named) stands at right.
Photograph
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-01047-004-p0047
Senator John F. Kennedy visits Magna House at Clarke School for the Deaf in Northampton, Massachusetts, on the occasion of the new dormitory's dedication in honor of Edith Scott Magna. Clarke students, Stephen Sullivan and Diane Gilliland (holding flowers), present a bouquet of flowers to Senator Kennedy (center); Mrs. Magna (for whom the building is named) stands at right.