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A "member of the opposition" once said that he had read Ted Sorensen's new book, Kennedy, and that he did not like it very much. The feisty Sorensen replied that he was surprised because "I didn't know you could read."
In the Kennedy administration, Ted Sorensen, who was an attorney, poltical adviser, and main speechwriter in the Kennedy administration, occupied a unique position in the White House. He wrote major speeches for the President, but was also a trusted member of his inner circle. John F. Kennedy had plenty of yes-men. He sometimes needed a no-man and relied on the sharp-tongued Sorensen to be just that in times of foreign and domestic crises. In the judgement of Bobby Kennedy, the adviser played this role well. "If it was difficult," the Attorney General said, "Ted Sorensen was brought in."
For example, Sorensen recalled drafting a vital letter to Nikita Khruschev during the peak of the Cuban Missile Crisis, when the hawks in the American government were pressuring the President into actions that might have led to an all-out nu
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Ted Kennedy
American politician (1932–2009)
"Edward Kennedy" redirects here. For other people, see Ted Kennedy (disambiguation) and Edward Kennedy (disambiguation).
Ted Kennedy | |
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Official portrait, 1990s | |
| In office November 7, 1962 – August 25, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Benjamin A. Smith II |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Kirk |
| In office January 3, 2007 – August 25, 2009 On leave: June 9 – August 25, 2009* | |
| Preceded by | Mike Enzi |
| Succeeded by | Chris Dodd (acting) |
| In office June 6, 2001 – January 3, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Succeeded by | Judd Gregg |
| In office January 3, 2001 – January 20, 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jeffords |
| Succeeded by | Jim Jeffords |
| In office January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Orrin Hatch |
| Succeeded by | Nancy Kassebaum |
| In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | |
| Preceded by | James Eastland |
| Succeeded by | Strom Thurmond |
| In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971 | |
| Leader | Mike Mansfield |
| Preceded by | Russell B. Long |
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Edward M. Kennedy was the third longest-serving member of the United States Senate in American history. Voters of Massachusetts elected him to the Senate nine times — a record matched by only one other Senator. The scholar Thomas Mann said his time in the Senate was "an amazing and endurable presence. You want to go back to the 19th century to find parallels, but you won't find parallels." President Obama has described his breathtaking span of accomplishment: "For five decades, virtually every major piece of legislation to advance the civil rights, health, and economic well being of the American people bore his name and resulted from his efforts." He fought for and won so many great battles — on voting rights, education, immigration reform, the minimum wage, national service, the nation's first major legislation to combat AIDS, and equality for minorities, women, the disabled and gay Americans. He called health care "the cause of my life," and succeeded in bringing quality and affordable health care for countless Americans, including children, seniors and Amer Copyright ©figloop.pages.dev 2025 | |