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August 27, 2009
Ted Kennedy, 1932 - 2009: The Passion of My Life Speech
Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy died late Tuesday at his home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts after a long battle with brain cancer. He was 77. Long-time champion of civil and voting rights whose endorsement of Barack Obama remains a political debt still unpaid, Kennedy was the elder statesman of traditional liberal causes. President Obama will deliver a eulogy at Kennedy's funeral on Saturday. I doubt the late senator would mind if Obama took the event as an opportunity to affirm his support for Kennedy's position that health care is a human right deserving requiring legal recognition.
Ted Kennedy on the passion of his life, universal health care, April 2008.
Tributes and commentaries on Kennedy's legacy will be far too numerous to list but here's the National Law Journal's Ted Kennedy's Legal Legacy. See generally CNN's special report. [JH]
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Thank you for posting this clip. It will be interesting to see how his passing will affect the debate on healthcare. Prior to my own law practice, I actually had once worked in the office of one of his nephews. My fondest memory of the Senator was actually rather embarrassing for me. I had just made a phone call to my girlfriend (now wife) from his office when she told me she would call right back. The phone rang in seconds and I answered “What’s up Baby?” There was silence for a moment and then I heard a warm boisterous laugh. “Erah hello? Is my nephew there....baby?”
Posted by: Adrian Baron | Aug 27, 2009 9:25:32 PM
