Ted Kennedy
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Retrospective on the Iranian Hostage Crisis...weblog), here's a summary of my key points: The hostage crisis initially helped President Carter fend off a primary challenge from Sen. Ted Kennedy, as Carter stayed in the White House attending to the issue. However, as the kidnapping wore... In this article: Jimmy Carter, Iranian Hostage Crisis, Ted Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, U.S., White House, Tehran, Soviets, and Iran |
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San Francisco Chronicle | October 11, 2009
'True Compass,' by Edward M. Kennedy
Kennedy found the former Georgia governor an unworthy heir to Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy and Johnson, especially on one timely subject: "Health care and health insurance were the issues that damaged our relations beyond repair."
In this article: Roger Mudd, Iraq War, Cancer, Boston Globe, U.S. Senate, and Richard Nixon
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Reuters | August 26, 2009
Carter tribute to Edward Kennedy
...tribute to the late Senator Edward Kennedy who died of cancer age 77. Kennedy unsuccessfully challenged Carter for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1980. Carter is touring Israel and the West Bank as part of an independent group...
In this article: Jimmy Carter, Edward Kennedy, Thomson Reuters, Small business, Cancer, NYSE, Nasdaq, Israel, and West Bank
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Independent.co.uk - Commentators | August 29, 2009
Joan Smith: Men like Ted Kennedy got feminism off the ground
...about it. The still-mysterious death of Mary Jo Kopechne in Ted Kennedy's submerged car at Chappaquiddick in 1969 crossed those limits but that didn't stop him challenging Jimmy Carter for the presidential nomination 10 years later. The fact...
In this article: JFK, Silvio Berlusconi, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, American Magazine, Jackie Kennedy, Monica Lewinsky, and Francois Mitterrand
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Politics NJ | October 21, 2009
Caroline Kennedy stumps for Corzine in Belmar
...night here at the Barclay in support of Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine, Caroline Kennedy reached back to 1980 when her late uncle, Sen. Edward Kennedy, campaigned for the presidency and won the Democratic Primary in New Jersey. "I remember...
In this article: Jon Corzine, Caroline Kennedy, Brendan Byrne, New Jersey, John F. Kennedy, Richard Hughes, Jerramiah Healy, Jersey City, and John McKeon
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NPR | August 26, 2009
Influential Sen. Ted Kennedy Dies
...intraparty challenger to Carter, the incumbent. Kennedy saw Carter as squandering an opportunity for progressives to guide the nation, but Democratic primary voters gave the nomination to Carter. Although Kennedy initially positioned himself...
In this article: Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, John F. Kennedy, George W. Bush, Supreme Court, and Robert F. Kennedy
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washingtonpost.com | August 26, 2009
Kennedy: A Man Unbowed and Unchanged
...Lyndon Johnson withdrew from the presidential race to begin his anti-Vietnam War campaign in 1968, Ted Kennedy in 1980 challenged the incumbent, Jimmy Carter, simply in the belief that Carter had abandoned the principles of the Democratic...
In this article: Orrin Hatch, Robert Byrd, JFK, Hubert Humphrey, Jimmy Carter, Raleigh County, and Massachusetts
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Baltimore Sun | August 26, 2009
SEN. EDWARD M. KENNEDY 1932-2009 Md. officials mourn Kennedy's death
...be the best Kennedy ever delivered. It formally ended his unsuccessful presidential campaign against President Jimmy Carter and launched the senator on the most productive phase of his career as a lawmaker. Mikulski, in a lengthy statement,...
In this article: Edward M. Kennedy, Benjamin L. Cardin, Barbara A. Mikulski, Maryland, Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, John Sarbanes, Baltimore, and Surgery
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Detroit News | August 26, 2009
Republicans join Democrats in mourning Kennedy
...Ted Kennedy," Dodd said. Former President Jimmy Carter, who beat out Kennedy for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination, called him "an unwavering advocate for the millions of less fortunate in our country." Speaking during a visit to...
In this article: Christopher Dodd, Republican Party, Joe Biden, Jimmy Carter, Cancer, Massachusetts, and Mitt Romney
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CNN | October 26, 2009
Is it morning in America, or has hope given way to malaise?
...challenged Carter in his 1980 re-election bid. Kennedy came up short, but his bid severely weakened Carter and contributed to his eventual defeat in the 1980 election to Reagan, Riley said. While the similarities are not lost on Riley,...
In this article: Barack Obama, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, David Gergen, Malaise, and White House
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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (February 22, 1932 – August 25, 2009) was a United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. First elected in November 1962, he was elected nine times and served for 46 years in the U.S. Senate. At the time of his death, he was the second most senior member of the Senate, and the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history. For many years the most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he was the son of Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr., the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both victims of assassinations, and the father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
Kennedy entered the Senate in a 1962 special election to fill the seat once held by his brother John. He was elected to a full six-year term in 1964 and was reelected seven more times. The 1969 Chappaquiddick incident resulted in the death of automobile passenger Mary Jo Kopechne; Kennedy pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of an accident, and the incident significantly damaged his chances of ever becoming President of the United States. His one attempt, in the 1980 U.S. presidential election, resulted in a primary campaign loss to incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter.
In May 2008, Kennedy was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor which limited his appearances in the Senate. He died on August 25, 2009, at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. By the time of his death, he had come to be viewed as a major figure and spokesman for American progressivism.
- Birth Date:
- February 22, 1932
- Birthplace:
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Death Date:
- August 25, 2009
- Place of Death:
- Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
- Religion:
- Roman Catholic
- Spouse:
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- Joan Bennett Kennedy (1958–1982, divorced)
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy (1992–2009, his death)
- Residence:
- Hyannis Port, Massachusetts
- University Attended:
- Occupation:
- Politician, Lawyer
- Net Worth:
- $43–162 million (USD)
- Political party:
- Democratic
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