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  Ted Kennedy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1962, Kennedy was elected to the Senate from Massachusetts special election to fill the seat left vacant by his oldest brother, John, upon the latter's election as President of the United States.
Kennedy was criticized for driving drunk, for failing to come to Kopechne's aid, for failing to summon help, for contacting not the police but his lawyer first, and for failing to report the accident to the authorities.
Senator Kennedy was a major player in the bipartisan team that wrote the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which according to both Kennedy and President Bush was a compromise, and according to both their parties conceded too much to the other side.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ted_Kennedy   (4572 words)

  
 President John Kennedy: Health & Medical History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kennedy was well-known by Washington newspaper correspondents to have a "greenish complexion" after the war [12d].
Kennedy's Addisonism was diagnosed in 1947 by a physician in London.
Kennedy's close friend, Senator George Smathers, once remarked "He has the most active libido of any man I have ever known," and a fellow congressman observed that "traveling with him was like traveling with a bull" [17b].
www.doctorzebra.com /prez/g35.htm   (2675 words)

  
 Ted Kennedy
Kennedy earned C grades at the private Milton Academy, but was admitted to Harvard as a "legacy" -- his father and older brothers had attended there, so the younger and dimmer Kennedy's admission was virtually assured.
His father, Joseph P. Kennedy, then U.S. Ambassador to England, pulled the necessary strings to have his enlistment shortened to two years, and to ensure that he served in Europe, not Korea, where a war was raging.
Kennedy's bid was hampered by questions of Chappaquiddick and by an interview with CBS Newsman Roger Mudd, who asked the straightforward question, "Why do you want to be President?" Kennedy couldn't come up with a straightforward answer.
www.nndb.com /people/623/000023554   (1163 words)

  
 A Biography of John Fitzgerald Kennedy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kennedy went to the hospital every day to be by his son’s side, and about a month later Jack took a turn for the better and recovered.
Kennedy was appointed United States Ambassador to England and moved there with his whole family, with the exception of Joe and Jack who were at Harvard.
Kennedy was the first President to ask Congress to approve more than twenty two billion dollars for ‘Project Apollo’, which had the goal of landing an American man on the moon before the end of the decade.
www.jfklibrary.org /jfk_biography.html   (3108 words)

  
 Edward M. Kennedy - SourceWatch
Kennedy is currently a leader in the Senate in the effort to amend Medicare to include a prescription drug benefit for senior citizens.
"Kennedy is the youngest of nine children of Joseph P. Kennedy and Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, and is a graduate of Harvard and the University of Virginia Law School.
Kennedy Breaks Cover on Iraq Fiasco (http://victoria.indymedia.org/news/2003/09/16925.php), AP (Victoria Indymedia), September 19, 2003: "The case for going to war against Iraq was a fraud 'made up in Texas' to give Republicans a political boost, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy said yesterday.
www.sourcewatch.org /index.php?title=Edward_M._Kennedy   (1999 words)

  
 CNN - Michael Kennedy dies in skiing accident - December 31, 1997
Once viewed as one of the rising stars in his generation of Kennedys, Michael Kennedy last spring became enmeshed in a very public scandal after it was revealed that he had allegedly had an affair some years before with his family's baby sitter, who was reportedly only 14 at the time.
Kennedy -- who issued a statement after the statutory rape investigation saying that he had made serious mistakes -- had since remained largely out of sight.
Kennedy was the second of the late senator's children to die under tragic circumstances.
www.cnn.com /US/9712/31/kennedy.update.2   (619 words)

  
 EMI Classics | Biographies | KENNEDY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
For the past 25 years, Nigel Kennedy has been acknowledged as one of the world's leading violin virtuosos and is, without doubt, one of the most important violinists Britain has ever produced.
Kennedy’s recording of the Brahms Violin Concerto with the London Philharmonic, under the direction of Klaus Tennstedt, was released in March 1991 and, in June 1992, Kennedy joined forces with the NDR-Sinfonieorchester and Klaus Tennstedt to record the Beethoven Violin Concerto.
Kennedy is passionate about football and has long been a devotee of Aston Villa, attending as many matches as his schedule allows.
www.emiclassics.com /artists/biogs/kennb.html   (1036 words)

  
 Welcome to Kennedy
We are asking you, or you and your family, or you and your class, or you and your social group, or you and your church, or you and your neighbors to donate $100 to the Kennedy Community Garden.
Kennedy is located in the rich soils of the Red River Valley.
Kennedy is a unique little town and you can see this from the time you drive into town and stop at the local cafe or shop in the area's largest antique store.
www.ruralaccess.net /kennedy   (312 words)

  
 WhiteHouseTapes.org: About the Kennedy Tapes
Lincoln said that Kennedy was furious that members of the military and Defense Department who initially argued for and supported the invasion in private, publicly stated that they were opposed to the plan after the invasion failed.
This was fortunate, for the Kennedy Library was seriously preoccupied in the period from 1975 to 1980 with building and establishing a new building and exhibits, a task which occupied most of the staff for five years.
The Kennedy Library is currently in the process of examining all the recording tracks on all the tapes and logging the content details in an effort to determine the location of the recordings these rough transcripts represent.
www.whitehousetapes.org /pages/tapes_jfk.htm   (8767 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library Home Page
The Kennedy Library Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports the programs of the John F. Kennedy Library through research grants, fellowships, internships, and many public programs.
The John F. Kennedy Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation's thirty-fifth President and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world.
Our purpose is to advance the study and understanding of President Kennedy's life and career and the times in which he lived; and to promote a greater appreciation of America's political and cultural heritage, the process of governing and the importance of public service.
www.jfklibrary.org   (734 words)

  
 Chapter V. The Kennedy-CIA Divergence Over Cuba
While refusing to retract past criticisms of Kennedy, Castro said that the Cubans could live with him, and that "anyone else would be worse." Castro added that he found "positive elements" in what Daniel had reported, and asked Daniel to prolong his stay so they could continue their discussions.
The Kennedy habit of speaking out of both sides of the mouth at once, like the larger Kennedy habit of trying to please both hawks and doves simultaneously, can be criticized as a defect of leadership, even of character.
Kennedy’s comments show how ill informed he was as to the state of affairs in Laos, where the resumed fighting in April 1963 “was chiefly, if not entirely between the two neutralist factions, rather than with the [Communist] Pathet Lao” (Peter Dale Scott, The War Conspiracy [New York: Bobbs Merrill, 1972], 36).
www.history-matters.com /pds/DP3_Chapter5.htm   (11030 words)

  
 Kennedy, John F. --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Kennedy, John F. 35th president of the United States (1961–63), who faced a number of foreign crises, especially in Cuba and Berlin, but managed to secure such achievements as the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty and the Alliance for Progress.
Kennedy, John F. In November 1960, at the age of 43, John F. Kennedy became the youngest man ever elected president of the United States.
The mystique of the Kennedy family in United States politics was due in great part to Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, the glamorous and attractive wife of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the United States.
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9045085   (915 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy | 35th President of the United States
Shortly after his inauguration, Kennedy permitted a group of Cuban exiles to invade Cuba in an attempt to overthrow the regime of Fidel Castro.
When this was discovered in October of 1962, Kennedy imposed a quarantine on all offensive weapons bound for Cuba.
Kennedy asserted that both the Russians and Americans had a vital interest in stopping the spread of nuclear weapons and the arms race.
www2.lucidcafe.com /lucidcafe/library/96may/kennedy.html   (783 words)

  
 The History Place - JFK The President
John Fitzgerald Kennedy takes the oath of office and becomes the 35th President of the United States of America, January 20, 1961.
Another preoccupation of the Kennedy White House is the struggle of African-Americans for equal treatment.
The body of President Kennedy is then taken to Arlington National Cemetery for burial.
www.historyplace.com /kennedy/president.htm   (1520 words)

  
 John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Kennedy was graduated from Harvard University in 1940 and joined the navy the next year.
Kennedy brought to the White House the dynamic idea of a “New Frontier” approach in dealing with problems at home, abroad, and in the dimensions of space.
At 46 years of age, Kennedy became the fourth president to be assassinated and the eighth to die in office.
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0760619.html   (728 words)

  
 JFK: Kennedy Family Tree
Joseph P. Kennedy, center, and his family pose while he was the ambassador to Britain.
Joseph Patrick Kennedy, born Sept. 6, 1888; died Nov. 16, 1969.
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died May 19, 1994, of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system.
www.sptimes.com /News/111199/JFK/family-tree.shtml   (439 words)

  
 Kennedy Nation
Kennedy will be on Hollywood Squares during the week of September 15.
Kennedy will be hosting "Who Wants To Be Governor Of California?" a political debate with a gameshow format on October 1st, on the Game Show Network.
Kennedy is hosting a new show on the gameshow network that is called Friend Or Foe.
homepages.tscnet.com /wmunger/kennedy.htm   (617 words)

  
 Internet Public Library: POTUS
From a PBS broadcast of the same name, this essay excerpt by Richard Reeves discusses some of the issues and events that molded Kennedy.
Kennedy establishes goal of landing a man on the moon.
Kennedy outlines the U.S. response to the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962.
www.ipl.org /div/potus/jfkennedy.html   (547 words)

  
 Orlando Vacation Attractions | Kennedy Space Center | Kid Friendly Florida Vacations
Your Orlando vacation is not complete without a trip to Kennedy Space Center.
Just 45 minutes from popular Orlando attractions and theme parks is NASA’s launch headquarters – the only place on Earth where you can tour launch areas, meet an Astronaut, see giant rockets, train in spaceflight simulators, and even view a launch.
Experience more on your vacation to Orlando with a daytrip to Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, where the sky isn't the limit - it's just the beginning.
www.kennedyspacecenter.com   (94 words)

  
 Amazon.com: DVD: Kennedy (1983)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The Kennedys gossip, snipe, joke, and bother each other like a real family rather than rigid historical figures or threadbare caricatures.
Sheen plays Kennedy as a man with lofty ideals who is more than willing to dirty his hands to serve his greater purpose.
KENNEDY is a believable docu-drama that stays true to the 1000 day historical record.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00005MEV7?v=glance   (1170 words)

  
 Ken Kennedy's Home Page
Kennedy's research interests include parallel computing in science and engineering, scientific programming environments, and optimization of compiled code.
From 1989 to 2000, Kennedy directed (with management support from HiPerSoft) the Center for Research on Parallel Computation (CRPC), one of the first National Science Foundation Science and Technology Centers.
Kennedy also originated Computer Science 314 (Applied Algorithms and Data Structures) and taught it for several years.
www.cs.rice.edu /~ken   (340 words)

  
 About the Kennedy Center: Welcome
As always, the Center continues its efforts to fulfill President Kennedy's vision by producing and presenting an unmatched variety of theater and musicals, dance and ballet, orchestral, chamber, jazz, popular, and folk music, and multi-media performances for all ages.
The Kennedy Center, located on 17 acres overlooking the Potomac River in Washington, D.C., is America’s living memorial to President Kennedy as well as the nation’s busiest arts facility, presenting more than 3,000 performances each year.
The Kennedy Center presents annual festivals celebrating cities, countries and regions of the world: the San Francisco and Texas festivals; France Danse; Festival Australia; the Arts of Japan; the Kennedy Center African Odyssey; Art of the State: Israel at 50; Island: Arts from Ireland; and UK/KC, celebrating the arts of the United Kingdom.
www.kennedy-center.org /about/welcome.html   (988 words)

  
 Was John Kennedy Going to Pull Out of Vietnam?
Robert Kennedy was not merely John Kennedy's brother, he was his closest political ally and closest confidant.
No one can be sure, and Kennedy supporters can certainly believe that he would have avoided Johnson's massive committment -- even though he had the same advisors as Johnson and the same desire to prevent a Communist takeover.
However, the Oliver Stone version of the Kennedy assassination, as expressed in the movie JFK, holds that Kennedy had already decided to pull out of Vietnam, and was killed for that reason.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu /vietnam.htm   (1018 words)

  
 Robert Francis Kennedy
His inclusion in President Kennedy's cabinet gave rise to charges of nepotism, but he proved a vigorous attorney general, especially in prosecuting civil rights cases.
Although Kennedy had supported his brother's intensification of American aid to the South Vietnamese government, he became increasingly critical of Johnson's escalation of the Vietnam War and by 1968 was advocating that the Viet Cong be included in a South Vietnamese coalition government.
Kennedy conducted an energetic campaign and won a series of primary victories, culminating in California on June 4.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0827382.html   (493 words)

  
 JFK / The Kennedy Assassination Home Page
It's — it had to be some silly little Communist." — Jackie Kennedy, on hearing that a leftist had been arrested for her husband's murder.
For some in the conspiracy crowd, John Kennedy was a liberal saint, who was going to implement policies that would bring America into a new Utopia.
Michael Beck was once a JFK "buff" — a believer in a Kennedy assassination conspiracy.
mcadams.posc.mu.edu /home.htm   (2290 words)

  
 Patrick Kennedy --
Congressman Kennedy is lauded for his outstanding advocacy efforts and public service in mental health issues nationally and for the state of Rhode Island.
Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy was awarded the prestigious New England Chapter of HIMSS, (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) Healthcare Advocacy Leadership of the Year Award, in recognition of his work in the House of Representatives to improve health care.
Decades of social scientific research, unequivocally demonstrates that a bottom-up community-based approach where the general public is a direct partner in disaster planning effort is required to meet the unique challenges posed by disasters.
www.patrickkennedy.house.gov   (626 words)

  
 Kennedy Valve - UL/FM & AWWA Products for the Waterworks Industry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Kennedy Valve has distributors located throughout the United States and elsewhere in the world.
Please contact to request more information on products and services or to offer suggestions on how we can better support your operations.
Kennedy Valve is a division of McWane, Inc.
www.kennedyvalve.com   (144 words)

  
 ::::KENNEDY::::   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
"Kennedy has a knack for writing songs you think you've heard on classic-rock radio--they just haven't been written yet."
"Chucking tired post-modernism for a spunky garage-rock ethos that arcs from the Kinks, the Who, and the Yardbirds at their snottiest to the artsy phlegm of Bowie and Warhol's Lower Manhattan, Kennedy dares comparison between lo-fi dining and necrophilia, while thumping the snooty Lilliputianism of L.A.'s Silverlake scene and offering frank personal insights.
Kennedy CD wake up motherfucker /turkey pot pie /tomorrow never comes /a brain in a room /coldpussy /the scott sterling extreme sports challenge /cocaine junkie o.
www.kisforkennedy.com   (302 words)

  
 YTedK -Ted Kennedy: the truth about Chappaquiddick, and more...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
- Learn how Senator Kennedy spent the nine hours after the accident attempting to cover-up his involvement, while Mary Jo Kopechne was left to die in his submerged automobile.
- Learn how Joseph P Kennedy amassed a fortune through illegal activity (bootlegging) and unscrupulous stock market speculation; and how he used his money and connections with organized crime to influence both the media and the American political establishment.
Adolph Hitler and the rise of the Nazi Party in Germany.
www.ytedk.com   (647 words)

  
 The Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center launches its new performance season for young audiences with the grand opening of the Family Theater in December.
at the Kennedy Center Gift Shops, you and your family can meet five-time Grammy®â€“winning singer/songwriter Gloria Estefan when she signs her first children's book, The Magically Mysterious Adventures of Noelle the Bulldog.
Illustrated by Michael Garland, this heartwarming story is available in both English and Spanish editions from the gift shop.
www.kennedy-center.org   (365 words)

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