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Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
Late U.S. Senator (D) Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy was a model American politician: he rose from a famous family, had significant personal wealth and connections, endured scandals, and was a shrewd political operator. But what set Kennedy apart from his peers was the authentic and uncompromising moral drive that he brought to the Senate. He understood and used his advantages to successfully push America in a better direction. In one of his last interviews, Kennedy reflected with Big Think on his career, his family, and his faith. Read More
Ted Kennedy prescribes love as the answer to the world's problems. Read More
Ted Kennedy on Spirituality and Modernity Read More
Ted Kennedy on Education and Democracy Read More
Ted Kennedy talks Philanthropy. Read More
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Ted Kennedy on Globalization Read More
Ted Kennedy on Equal Opportunity in Education Read More
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The late Senator Ted Kennedy discussed an education bill that would forgive students loans up to $20,000 in exchange for community involvement. Read More
We want to try and free ourselves from the forms of discrimination and bigotry which exist in our nation, says Ted Kennedy. Read More
Two driving forces are behind Kennedy: family and religion. Read More
Kennedy talks about how Washington has changed while he has been in office. Read More
Ted Kennedy makes the case for liberal immigration policy. Read More
We shouldn't have to shed our open-endedness, says Kennedy. Read More
Senator Ted Kennedy prescribes love in his counsel. Read More
Kennedy reminds us that we can't take democracy for granted. Read More
Walk humbly and love justice, suggests Kennedy. Read More
The ideals are still there, and so is the money, Senator Kennedy claims. Read More
Ted Kennedy discusses where he thinks we are as a country and as individual Americans. Read More
About Ted Kennedy, 1932-2009
Senator Edward M. Kennedy represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate for forty-six years. He was elected in 1962 to finish the final two years of the Senate term of his brother, Senator John F. Kennedy, who was elected President in 1960. Ted Kennedy was re-elected to seven full terms.
Throughout his career, Kennedy fought for issues that benefited the citizens of Massachusetts and the nation. His primary focus was making quality health care accessible and affordable to every American, but he was also active in education reform and immigration reform, raising the minimum wage, defending the rights of workers and their families, strengthening civil rights, assisting individuals with disabilities, fighting for cleaner water and cleaner air, and protecting and strengthening Social Security and Medicare.
Kennedy died after a long battle with brain cancer on August 25, 2009. He was 77.