Edward Kennedy, Sr.'s Biography
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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, Experience, United States Senate, 1962
Experience, Bipartisan Commission on Comprehensive Health Care
Member, Congressional Friends of Ireland
Trustee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
Experience, Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee
Experience, Attorney
Assistant District Attorney, Suffolk County, 1961-1962
Private First Class, United States Army, 1951-1953
Trustee, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Experience, 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)