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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy, born on February 22, 1932 in Boston, Massachusetts was the youngest brother of John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. He was elected to the Senate when he was 30 and continued to work in Congress throughout 1xbet online casino life. Though marked by scandal, he was viewed as an icon of political progressivism and liberal thought by the time of 1xbet online casino death in 2009.

Edward "Ted" Moore Kennedy was born in Boston, Massachusetts on February 22, 1932, coincidentally the 200th anniversary of George Washington's birth, in Dorchester, Massachusetts, as the youngest of nine children. Kennedy grew up in a privileged, Irish Catholic family steeped in tradition. 1xbet online casino mother, Rose Fitzgerald, was the daughter of Boston mayor John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald. 1xbet online casino father, millionaire businessman Joseph P. Kennedy, held many important posts in and out of government.

As a result, the family moved frequently to accommodate Joesph's various posts. The children also changed schools often; by the age of 11, young Ted had already transferred schools 10 times. Despite 1xbet online casino busy job, Joseph was careful to put 1xbet online casino family first, always writing letters and sending telegrams when he was away, and welcoming any interruptions to 1xbet online casino work that had to do with matters involving 1xbet online casino children.

Ted's mother, Rose, was the member of the family who enforced a high level of academic performance in her children. Both parents, however, discouraged idleness and emphasized the importance of healthy competition and success. Dinner was often the staging ground for various quizzes on politics, history, and literature. Discussion and debate were highly encouraged. This taught Ted at an early age to immerse himself in 1xbet online casino education and worldly pursuits. "If I wanted to contribute something worthwhile to the conversation, I would have to talk about a book I was reading or an interesting place I had visited," he later said about 1xbet online casino time at the Kennedy dinner table.

But Ted preferred sports to academics and lagged behind 1xbet online casino brothers and sisters in school performance, so he learned other ways to hog the spotlight. He quickly became the family jester and an extrovert, always cracking jokes, planning family outings, and charming strangers with 1xbet online casino friendly nature. As the baby he also developed a close emotional bond with both 1xbet online casino parents. Their soft spot for their youngest child also took the pressure off of him to perform as rigorously as 1xbet online casino elder siblings. This sense of lowered expectations would later haunt Kennedy as he tried to make 1xbet online casino way into the professional world.

Tragedy would also mar Kennedy's early life. In 1941, 1xbet online casino father secretly had 1xbet online casino older, developmentally delayed sister Rosemary lobotomized. The operation failed, and the family had her permanently institutionalized. Several years later, in 1944, brother Joe, Jr. was killed when 1xbet online casino plane was shot down.

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