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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-020-008
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 Bush's intention to veto parental leave legislation that would give working parents time off when a child is born. They discuss the impact of a veto on working mothers. The episode aired on Wednesday, June 27, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-026-007
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the effect of teenage pregnancy on federal government welfare spending. The episode aired on Friday, November 9, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-026-001
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 success of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, which provides supplemental food to low-income mothers and their children up to age five. The episode aired on Thursday, November 1, 1990, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0008-021-010
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 Congress should override President Bush's veto of the Family Leave Bill, which would require all businesses to grant leave to workers when a child is born or there is a serious family emergency. They discuss the effect on working women. The episode aired on the Mutual Broadcasting System; the air date is uncertain, but likely late July 1990.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0005-001-023
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas comment on infant mortality and debate a new law extending Medicaid assistance to expectant mothers and infants in poverty. The episode aired on Wednesday, December 3, 1986, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate maternal leave legislation moving forward in Congress that would require employers to provide working mothers reasonable time off from a job when a baby is born or a child is seriously ill. The episode aired on Thursday, February 23, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-035-005
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 need for childcare legislation to make affordable, quality daycare available for children of working parents. The episode aired on Wednesday, February 15, 1989, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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White House Audio Collection
JFKWHA-209-006
Sound recording of President John F. Kennedy’s remarks to participants in the 1963 Girls' Nation program in the Flower Garden of the White House.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-009-015
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 pilot program in Wyoming using new technology to deliver benefits as part of the WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children) program, which helps low-income mothers and pregnant women with food assistance. The pilot program replaces vouchers with "smart cards," which are credit cards that contain computer chips. The episode aired on Friday, February 21, 1992, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-007-011
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate the need for expanded prenatal care to prevent birth defects. They comment on a report from the March of Dimes Foundation stating that birth defects are the primary cause of infant mortality in the Untied States. The episode aired on Monday, December 30, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-007-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming comment on the school dropout rate for pregnant teenagers, and debate programs to support education and job training for single mothers as an alternative to welfare. The episode aired on Friday, December 27, 1991, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0009-029-010
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate how to reform the federal welfare system and whether raising the age of eligibility for welfare recipients might reduce the rate of teenage pregnancies. The episode aired on Thursday, June 10, 1993, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-029-002
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 need for federal requirements for employers to provide leave to working mothers when a baby is born or a child has a serious illness. The episode aired on Wednesday, October 5, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-028-009
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate Congress's work on three social issues: the minimum wage for the working poor, child care for working parents, and maternity leave for working mothers. The episode aired on Friday, September 23, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
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Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-028-002
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Alan K. "Al" Simpson of Wyoming debate family leave legislation that requires employers to provide working women 10 weeks of leave after childbirth or when a child is ill. The episode aired on Wednesday, September 14, 1988, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.