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 a new attempt in Congress to pass a trade bill and plant-closing law that would require corporations to provide 60 days notice to workers before factories are closed. They comment on President Ronald Reagan's sustained veto of the previous trade bill. The episode aired on Thursday, June 23, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.