Edward M. Kennedy

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Politician
gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Kennedy_family
gptkb:Senate_Democratic_Caucus
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Virginia_School_of_Law
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:awarded_for gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:awards gptkb:J._Edgar_Hoover_Medal
gptkb:Profile_in_Courage_Award
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy_Human_Rights_Award
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birth_date 1932-02-22
February 22, 1932
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts,_USA
gptkbp:born_in gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:born_on February 22, 1932
gptkbp:cause_of_death gptkb:Oncology
gptkbp:children gptkb:Katherine_Kennedy
gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy_II
gptkb:Caroline_Kennedy
gptkb:Patrick_Kennedy
gptkb:Edward_Kennedy_Jr.
gptkb:Edward_M._Kennedy_Jr.
gptkb:Ted_Kennedy_Jr.
gptkb:Kara_Kennedy
gptkbp:committee gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkb:Senate_Judiciary_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Health,_Education,_Labor,_and_Pensions_Committee
gptkb:Senate_Labor_Committee
gptkbp:death_date 2009-08-25
August 25, 2009
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Hyannis_Port,_Massachusetts
gptkb:Hyannis,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:died_on August 25, 2009
gptkbp:education gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:election gptkb:1962
gptkb:Senate
Longest-serving Senator from Massachusetts
gptkbp:famous_for Advocating for education funding
Support for the Voting Rights Act
Support for the Violence Against Women Act
Support for the No Child Left Behind Act
Support for the Americans with Disabilities Act
Support for the Clean Air Act
Support for the Clean Water Act
Support for the Wilderness Act
Support for the Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Support for the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act
Advocating for the Affordable Care Act
Championing immigration reform
Longest-serving Senator in Massachusetts history
Support for the Affordable Housing Act
Support for the Endangered Species Act
Support for the Energy Policy Act
Support for the Fair Labor Standards Act
Support for the Family and Medical Leave Act
Support for the Head Start Program
Support for the Higher Education Act
Support for the National Environmental Policy Act
Support for the National Forest Management Act
Support for the National Health Service Corps
Support for the National Heritage Areas Program
Support for the National Historic Preservation Act
Support for the National Labor Relations Act
Support for the National Park Service Organic Act
Support for the National Recreation Trails Program
Support for the National Scenic Byways Program
Support for the National Scenic Rivers System
Support for the National Trails System Act
Support for the National Trails System Act.
Support for the Occupational Safety and Health Act
Support for the Safe Drinking Water Act
Support for the Social Security Act
Support for the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act
Support for the Children's Health Insurance Program
Support for the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act
Support for the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
gptkbp:famous_quote The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dreams shall never die.
gptkbp:full_name gptkb:Edward_Moore_Kennedy
gptkbp:has_child gptkb:Victoria_Reggie_Kennedy
gptkbp:has_occupation gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:has_title gptkb:Ted
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward M. Kennedy
gptkbp:image Edward M. Kennedy 1970.jpg
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Edward M. Kennedy 1990.jpg
Edward M. Kennedy 2006.jpg
Edward M. Kennedy 2008.jpg
Edward M. Kennedy 2009.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:President_Barack_Obama
gptkb:Elizabeth_Warren
gptkb:John_Kerry
gptkb:Deval_Patrick
gptkbp:is_a_member_of gptkb:Kennedy_family
gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:is_associated_with Health care advocacy
gptkbp:is_known_for gptkb:healthcare_reform
Health Care Reform
gptkbp:is_married_to gptkb:Victoria_Reggie_Kennedy
gptkbp:is_related_to gptkb:Bear
gptkbp:is_remembered_for gptkb:Chappaquiddick_incident
Legacy of public service
gptkbp:known_for Education reform
Labor rights advocacy
Social justice advocacy
Health Care Reform
Civil rights advocacy
Advocacy for health care reform
Immigration reform
gptkbp:member gptkb:Kennedy_family
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Ted_Kennedy
gptkbp:notable_burials gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:Health_Care_and_Education_Reconciliation_Act_of_2010
gptkb:Affordable_Care_Act
gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act_of_1990
gptkb:Comprehensive_Immigration_Reform_Act_of_2007
gptkb:No_Child_Left_Behind_Act
gptkb:Children's_Health_Insurance_Program
gptkb:Education_Reform
Civil Rights Advocacy
Health Care Reform
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Kennedy_political_dynasty
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Hyannis_Port,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:political_ideology Liberalism
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:political_position Senator from Massachusetts
Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
gptkbp:position gptkb:U._S._Senator
gptkbp:position_held gptkb:U._S._Senator
U. S. Senator from Massachusetts
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Leverett_Saltonstall
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Caroline_Kennedy_Schlossberg
gptkb:Patrick_Kennedy
gptkb:Kathleen_Kennedy_Townsend
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Rose_Fitzgerald_Kennedy
gptkb:Jean_Kennedy_Smith
gptkb:Eunice_Kennedy_Shriver
gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy
gptkb:Ted_Kennedy_Jr.
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Roman_Catholic
gptkbp:served_as U. S. Senator from Massachusetts
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Senate
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:Patricia_Kennedy_Lawford
gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy_II
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Jean_Kennedy_Smith
gptkb:Joseph_P._Kennedy_Jr.
gptkbp:signature Edward M. Kennedy's signature
Edward M. Kennedy signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Victoria_Reggie_Kennedy
gptkb:Joan_Bennett_Kennedy
gptkbp:state gptkb:Massachusetts
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paul_Kirk
gptkb:Paul_G._Kirk
gptkbp:term_end gptkb:2009
2009-08-25
August 25, 2009
gptkbp:term_start gptkb:1962
1962-11-06
November 6, 1962
gptkbp:was_akey_figure_in Health care legislation
gptkbp:was_aproponent_of gptkb:Americans_with_Disabilities_Act
Education reform
gptkbp:was_educated_at gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:was_involved_in Immigration reform
gptkbp:was_known_for Health Care Reform
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Robert_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Bobby_Kennedy
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