Edward 'Ted' M. Kennedy, Sr.'s Biography

Biographical

Full Name: Edward 'Ted' M. Kennedy, Sr.
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Victoria Reggie; 3 Children: Kara, Edward Jr., Patrick; 2 Stepchildren: Curan Raclin, Caroline Raclin
Birth Date: 02/22/1932
Birth Place: Boston, MA
Home City: Hyannis Port, MA
Religion: Roman Catholic

LLB, University of Virginia Law School, 1959
Attended, International Law School, The Hague, Netherlands, 1958
BA, Government, Harvard University, 1956

Senator, United States Senate, 1962-2009
Primary Candidate, President of the United States, 1980
Majority Whip, United States Senate, 1969-1971
Won Special Election, United States Senate, 1962

Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care
Member, Congressional Friends of Ireland
Trustee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee

Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, 1961-1962
Private First Class, United States Army, 1951-1953
Attorney

Trustee, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Senate National Security Working Group

  • Astrological Sign:

    Pisces

  • Awards:

    -Girls Incorporated of Central Alabama, 2004
    -Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award, March of Dimes, 2001

  • Father's Name:

    Joseph P. Kennedy

  • Father's Occupation:

    Business Man, Stock Speculator, Political Genius

  • Mother's Name:

    Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy

  • Mother's Occupation:

    Philanthropist, Matriarch

  • Number of Grandchildren:

    4

  • Publications:

    With Mark O. Hatfield, Freeze!: How You Can Help Prevent Nuclear War (New York: Bantam Books, 1982)
    -In Critical Condition: The Crisis in America's Health Care (New York: Simon & Schuster, 1972)
    -Decisions for a Decade: Policies and Programs for the 1970s (Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1968)

 

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