Edward Moore Kennedy, Ted, Teddy, Kennedy, born 22 February 1932, senior United States Senator, Massachusetts, member, Democratic Party, Democrat, liberal, left-winger, left-wing, left wing, office November 1962, second-longest serving member of Senate, most prominent living member of Kennedy family, younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, younger brother of Senator Robert F. Kennedy, father of Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, staunch advocate of liberal principles, one of the most influential and enduring icons of his party, icon, skillful backroom negotiator, one of nine children, Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. father, Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy mother, prominent Irish-American family, first wife Joan Kennedy, second wife Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Joan Bennett, daughter Kara Kennedy (born 27 February 1960), son Edward Jr. (born 26 September 1961), son, Patrick (born 14 July 1967). surrogate father for his brothers' 13 children, Chairman Senate Health Education Labor and Pensions Committee, Judiciary Committee, Chairman Immigration Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee, Chairman of the Seapower Subcommittee, Congressional Joint Economic Committee, founder Congressional Friends of Ireland, trustee John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, Senate Majority Whip 1969 - 1971, Chappaquiddick incident, 1969 death of Mary Jo Kopechne, candidate Democratic nomination, 1980 presidential election, campaign against president Jimmy Carter, bid unsuccessful, supported Senator John Kerry’s bid run for president, prodigious cross-aisle dealer, helped pass the Fair Minimum Wage Act 2007, major player bipartisan No Child Left Behind Act 2001, staunch pro-choice advocate, Catholic Church dispute, opposed to Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, gun control, supports same-sex marriages, opposes Iraq war, former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., United Nations, Americans for Salt II, fundraiser, Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty, national security, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (1902 - 1985) United States Senator, Massachusetts, U.S. ambassador, candidate for Vice President of the United States

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy chats with former Ambassador Henry Cabot at an "Americans for Salt II" fundraiser

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy chats with former U.S. Ambassador to the U.N., Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (R) at an "Americans for Salt II" fundraiser dinner at the Dunfey Resort Hotel in Hyannis, MA on August 22, 1979. Sen. Kennedy said the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty is the single most important national security issue facing the country and should be approved by the Senate. (UPI Photo/Files)

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