Edward Moore Kennedy: First Floor Speech

April 9, 1964 (about 60 years ago)

Just a few months after the assassination of his brother John, Senator Edward Kennedy took the floor of the Senate for the first time and urged the passage of the Civil Rights Act.

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Edward Moore Kennedy: Democratic National Convention Health Care

December 9, 1978 (over 45 years ago)

Senator Edward Kennedy urges the Democratic Party to take up the cause of making high-quality health care available to all.

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Edward Moore Kennedy: Hamburger Hill Speech

May 20, 1969 (almost 55 years ago)

Edward Kennedy criticizes President Nixon's war strategy in Vietnam, and calls for an immediate reduction of military operations in the region.

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Edward Moore Kennedy: Peace for the People of Northern Ireland

January 9, 1998 (over 26 years ago)

Senator Ted Kennedy has largely been recognized as an instrumental figure in the Northern Ireland peace process. In this speech delivered at the University of Ulster in Derry, he speaks to the opposing parties and exhorts them to approach the ensuing peace talks with the goal of establishing equa...

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Edward Moore Kennedy: 1962 Senate Candidacy Announcement

March 14, 1962 (about 62 years ago)

Edward Kennedy announces his intention to seek the Senate office.

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Edward Moore Kennedy: EMK Address at the Brown University Commencement Forum

June 4, 1983 (almost 41 years ago)

Senator Edward Kenndedy wittily criticizes the Reagan administration's nuclear program, dubbing it a "Star Wars Scheme" for outer space, and exhorts the students at the forum to make their stand for peace by calling for disarmament.

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Rick Santorum: Rick Santorum 2012 Presidential Campaign Announcement

June 6, 2011 (almost 13 years ago)

Rick Santorum officially announces his presidential candidacy in Somerset County, New Jersey.

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Robert Kennedy: On The Mindless Menace of Violence: Remarks to the Cleveland City Club

April 5, 1968 (about 56 years ago)

The day after Martin Luther King's death, Robert Kennedy delivered this poignant speech on the evil of violence, which he saw to be, at its core, the denial of men's common humanity.

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Edward Kennedy: 1980 Democratic National Convention

August 12, 1980 (over 43 years ago)

Edward Kennedy wraps up his presidential bid with a call for the revival of the Democratic Party's progressive traditions.

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Robert Kennedy: Statement on the Assassination of Martin Luther King

April 4, 1968 (about 56 years ago)

As he delivered the news about Martin Luther King's death, Robert Kennedy appealed to the crowd to strive for understanding in lieu of hatred, and unity instead of division.

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