Edward (Ted) Kennedy
individualLast updated: October 26, 2018
Overview
Democratic U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1962-2009
A key player in the creation of Medicare in 1965
A major driving force behind the passage of the Immigration Reform Act of 1965
Escaped manslaughter charges for 1969 Chappaquiddick incident
In the 1980s, supported the Nuclear Weapons Freeze Campaign, a Soviet-sponsored initiative that would have frozen the USSR’s military superiority in place
Secretly contacted the head of the Soviet KGB in 1983, in an effort to undermine the Reagan presidency
Described the 2003 U.S. war in Iraq as “a fraud”
Favored higher taxes for people in upper income brackets, but took many measures to minimize his own tax liability
Died on August 26, 2009
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