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Ted Kennedy. * Dodd served as acting chair during Kennedy's medical leave. 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 ...
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Apr 18, 2024 · Ted Kennedy (born February 22, 1932, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.—died August 25, 2009, Hyannis Port, Massachusetts) was a U.S. senator representing Massachusetts from 1962 to 2009. He was a prominent figure in the Democratic Party and in liberal politics beginning in the 1960s, and he became one of the most influential and respected members ...
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Apr 2, 2014 · Ted Kennedy encountered family tragedy again when his closest brother, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968 during his presidential campaign. ... fair housing, public education, health care ...
Mar 19, 2010 · Ted Kennedy’s Childhood and Education . Edward Moore Kennedy was born in Boston on February 22, 1932, the youngest of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888-1969), a wealthy financier who ...
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Oct 29, 2022 · Ted Kennedy was 40, married, and the father of three young children. His presidential hopes for 1972 had been snuffed by the scandal over the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, who drowned in his car in a ...
Senator Kennedy's leadership on the bipartisan reauthorization, signed into law as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in January 2002, demonstrates that he has been one of the Senate's strongest advocates for a high quality education for all students. While its reforms have been controversial, No Child Left Behind has helped to help close the ...
Senator Kennedy was Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Previously he was Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and served on that committee for many years. He also served on the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Congressional Joint Economic Committee. He was a leader of the Congressional Friends ...