True compass

Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, was first elected as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 1962, after playing a key role in his brother John's Presidential campaign. " In 2004 he began interviews at the Miller Center of the Univ. of Virginia for an oral history project about his life. Since then he has d...

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Main Author: Kennedy, Edward M. (Edward Moore), 1932-2009
Other Authors: Lloyd, John Bedford, Powers, Ron
Format: Audiobooks Audiobook (CD)
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Hachette Audio, p2009.
Edition:Unabridged
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Summary:Edward M. ("Ted") Kennedy, was first elected as a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts in 1962, after playing a key role in his brother John's Presidential campaign. " In 2004 he began interviews at the Miller Center of the Univ. of Virginia for an oral history project about his life. Since then he has drawn from his fifty years of contemporaneous notes from personal diaries and worked closely on this book with ... Ron Powers." In his revealing autobiography, Kennedy discusses his distinguished career, his family and personal relationships, and the tragedies that have befallen his family over the many years.
Item Description:Unabridged
Compact discs 1 and 17 are enhanced compact discs.
"Includes a PDF file of historical photographs from Ted Kennedy's life and an exclusive video interview with the Senator."-- Container.
Physical Description:17 sound discs (ca. 17 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:Computer (PC & Mac compatible) with CD-ROM drive required to access pdf file on disc 1, bibliography pdf file on disc 17, and bonus video (ca. 6 min.) VLC media .mov file) on disc 17.
Production Credits:Produced by John McElroy; directed by Scott Sherrat and John McElroy.
ISBN:9781600247545
1600247547
Author Notes:Edward M. Kennedy was born in 1932. He was thrown out of Harvard University in 1951 for cheating, but he eventually returned and received a degree in 1956. He also attended the University of Virginia Law School. He was elected to the Senate in 1962, taking the seat that his brother John F. Kennedy had occupied before being elected President, and served for the next 47 years. His legislative achievements included bills to provide health insurance for children of the working poor, the landmark 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act, Meals on Wheels for the elderly, abortion clinic access, family leave, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. He wrote the following books: My Senator and Me: A Dog's-Eye View of Washington, D. C. and True Compass. He died from brain cancer on August 25, 2009 at the age of 77.

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