10 Things You Didn't Know About Ted Kennedy
1. Kennedy was born in Boston on Feb. 22, 1932, the last of nine children of Joseph and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy.
2. He was expelled from Harvard during his freshman year. Another student took his Spanish final exam. After a few years in the Army, he returned to Harvard, from which he graduated in 1956.
3. During his Harvard football days, the Green Bay Packers head coach showed interest in Kennedy's moves on the field. Kennedy was flattered but turned him down to attend law school at the University of Virginia.
4. He was 30 years old when elected to the Senate in 1962 to fill out the remaining two years of the term of his brother John F. Kennedy, who had been elected president. Edward Kennedy is now the second-most senior member of the Senate.
5. He married Virginia Joan Bennett in 1958 and they had three children, Kara, Edward, and Patrick.
6. In 1969, a campaign worker named Mary Jo Kopechne drowned in his car at Chappaquiddick in Martha's Vineyard after he drove off a bridge at night. He reported the accident about nine hours later.
7. Kennedy is a leading liberal legislator on Capitol Hill and a harsh critic of President Bush's Iraq policy. In a speech he declared that "Iraq is George Bush's Vietnam."
8. He has written or coauthored numerous books, including Our Day and Generation: The Words of Edward M. Kennedy and America Back on Track.
9. Sailing, golfing, swimming, and listening to music are a few of his hobbies.
10. He won his eighth full Senate term with 69 percent of the vote.
Sources:
- Gale Biography Resource Center
- Almanac of American Politics
- Politics in America
- Boston Herald
Reader Comments
We're all better off
Say what you will about Ted Kennedy and the accident on the Vineyard.
But the fact of the matter remains that he has been on the forefront of major legislation that has shaped American history and has benefitted the entire nation. I shutter to think where this country would be without Ted Kennedy.
Scumbag
Another scumbag from the Kennedy family. He disgusts me.
A Tribute to the Kennedy Family.
The Kennedy family should be recognized as, "American Patriots". I'm speaking of the Joe and Rose Kennedy family. Joseph died for his country, John and Robert died as well. Their personal affairs had nothing to do with their love and devotion for the American people. As far as Ted Kennedy, yes he should of taken responsibility for the death of Ms. Kopechne. Just as George Bush Sr. and Jr. should have been impeached for treason against America. We all know how and when Osama Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein got control of the war-fare material to make missles and use them against America.
If you don't know, I suggest you begin reading the invasion of Germany during the 60's. Political heresy and manipulation has been building up for a long time. Now it's to the point of no return. We can thank the Bush family for that.To be more accurate. George Bush, father and son. They are setting back with an anual $200.000.00 fat check from the country they used to get rich. Unlike John F. Kennedy who didn't turn his back on his men after a Japanese Distroyer sank their PT-109 boat in 1943. All of the men worked together to survive. A TEAM.
So, Im assuming what I'm hearing from previous posts are; It's O. K. to Let American people Die, as long as they are not cheating on their wives. It's O. K. to watch an American soldier get his head sawed off on National Television and watch buildings fall on Innocent people. Just don't do something embarrasing in your personal life.It's fine if you take away our jobs, food, insurance, homes, and fuel.
What is wrong with you people?????
You need to Thank God for the earlier generation of Kennedys. Their spiritual life is up to them and God. Their Political Life shows more compassion for the American people then I have since they have been in office.
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