The Lion of the Senate, Edward Kennedy

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The Senior Senator from Massachusetts
Ted Kennedy arrived in the U.S. Senate in 1962 and became the third-longest-serving Senator of all time. He was the youngest brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, two legendary politicians who were killed in the prime of their lives, and the last surviving son of Joseph Kennedy Sr.

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