TED KENNEDY BORN IN DORCHESTER
Dorchester, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On February 22, 1932, Edward Moore 'Ted' Kennedy* was born here in Dorchester**. Ted was the last of nine children of Ambassador Joseph P. & Rose F. Kennedy. His brother, Jack, was godfather.
Ted was elected to the United States Senate in 1962 when Jack was POTUS. He would serve in the body 47 years and sponsored more than 300 pieces of legislation.
In 1980, Senator Kennedy made an unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination for president. After his defeat by Jimmy Carter, Ted Kennedy said...
"The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die."
*Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (1932-2009) was educated at Harvard University & the University of Virginia School of Law. EMK served in the US Army 1951-1953 & was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1959. Ted managed JFK's western campaign in 1960.
**Dorchester, MA is a section of Boston which is today the city's largest & most diverse neighborhood. It is home of the JFK Presidential Library & Museum and the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
