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Edward Moore Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Massachusetts. A member of the Democratic Party and the prominent Kennedy family, he was the second most senior member of the Senate when he died.
Apr 6, 2018 · Learn about the fateful night in 1969 when Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge and left a woman to die, ending his presidential ambitions. Explore the details, theories and controversies of the accident and its aftermath.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Famous Political Figures. Ted Kennedy. Known as the "Lion of the Senate," Democrat Ted Kennedy was a staunch liberal who was elected to Congress nine times, spearheading many legislative...
Apr 18, 2024 · Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator from 1962 to 2009. He represented Massachusetts. A prominent figure in the Democratic Party and in liberal politics from the 1960s, Kennedy became one of the most influential and respected members of the Senate during his decades in office.
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- Ted Kennedy graduated from Harvard University in 1956. He then studied at the International Law School (The Hague) and received a law degree from t...
- On the night of July 18–19, 1969, Ted Kennedy drove a car off an unmarked bridge on Chappaquiddick Island, near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts. H...
- Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator from 1962 until his death in 2009. A Democrat, he was a leading advocate in the Senate for several causes, including...
- Ted Kennedy received the Presidential Medal of Freedom on August 15, 2009. The award was accepted on his behalf by his children just 10 days before...
Mar 19, 2010 · Learn about the life and career of Ted Kennedy, the youngest brother of President John Kennedy and a long-serving U.S. senator from Massachusetts. Explore his achievements, controversies, marriages, family tragedies and death.
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Oct 29, 2022 · By John A. Farrell. October 29, 2022 7:00 AM EDT. Farrell is the author of Ted Kennedy: A Life. He is also the author of Richard Nixon: The Life, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in...
Oct 24, 2022 · John A. Farrell's new biography, 'Ted Kennedy: A Life,' unearths new information about Chappaquiddick in a warts-and-all portrait of the late senator.
