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 the findings of a Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) report on a decline in the American standard of living and related problems with U.S. industry, competitiveness in the world, and education. The episode aired on Wednesday, May 10, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.