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Sound recording
Edward M. Kennedy Senate Files
EMKSEN-AU0007-010-001
Sound recording of the radio program "Face Off." Senator Edward M. "Ted" Kennedy of Massachusetts and Senator Robert J. "Bob" Dole of Kansas debate Senator Kennedy's initiatives as Chairman of the Senate Labor Committee and whether the influence of special interests is involved. Senator Kennedy defends his initiatives and comments on the honor of serving as Labor Committee chairman, a position John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy had held before him. The episode aired on Monday, August 3, 1987, on the Mutual Broadcasting System.
Oral history
Robert F. Kennedy Oral History Collection
RFKOH-JKJ-01
In this interview Javits discusses initial encounters with and impressions of Robert F. Kennedy [RFK]; RFK as Attorney General and judicial appointments; RFK’s 1964 Senate campaign; working with Senator RFK and issues between RFK and Javits in the Senate; the “many capacities” of RFK; RFK’s public speaking ability; and Bedford-Stuyvesant, among other issues.