• Main article: Ted Kennedy 1980 presidential campaign. See also: 1980 United States presidential election and 1980 Democratic Party presidential primaries.
  • Ted Kennedy encountered family tragedy again when his closest brother, Robert Kennedy, was assassinated in 1968 during his presidential campaign.
  • He is survived by her and their five children Kara, Edward Jr., and Patrick Kennedy, and Curran and Caroline Raclin, and his sister Jean Kennedy Smith.[1].
  • Growing up in a politically engaged household, Ted Kennedy’s family values instilled in him a sense of public service and responsibility from a young age.
  • Edward Moore “TedKennedy (1932-2009) served as a U.S. senator from 1962 to 2009. The files below range from 1961 to 2001.
  • In November 1979, Ted Kennedy announced he would run against President Jimmy Carter (1924-) for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination.
  • Known as the "Lion of the Senate," Democrat Ted Kennedy was a staunch liberal who was elected to Congress nine times, spearheading many legislative reforms.
  • and died a day later. Ted Kennedy was devastated by his brother's death, as he was closest to Robert among those in the Kennedy family.
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  • What were some of Ted Kennedy's contribution to the United States? Ted Kennedy was a U.S. senator from 1962 until his death in 2009.