- -: A Call to Service
April 22, 2009 (about 15 years ago)In signing a landmark service bill, the President issues a nationwide call for citizens to deliver change in their own communities by signing the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. Find the right opportunity for you, or tell us your story of service at http://www.whitehouse.gov/change. (public ...
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Edward Moore Kennedy: Senator Kennedy on the Matthew Shepard Act
September 25, 2007 (over 16 years ago)In the speech below, Senator Kennedy introduced the expanded hate crimes bill into Senate, a measure that sought to broaden the 1969 United States federal hate-crime law to include crimes motivated by a victim's sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or disability.
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Edward Moore Kennedy: Speech Against the Invasion of Iraq
September 27, 2002 (over 21 years ago)In this speech delivered at the John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, Senator Ted Kennedy speaks on the imprudence of rushing into a war against Iraq before attempting to enforce disarmament via the United Nations.
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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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