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Ted Kennedy: The Campaigner

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Three Kennedy brothers: Robert F. Kennedy, as U.S. Attorney General, Edward M. Kennedy, as Representative of Massachusetts, and President John F. Kennedy. Ted Kennedy was too young to become the senator when his brother was elected president in 1960, so a placeholder was appointed until Ted was old enough to run in 1962.  Ted's older brother Robert was appointed to United States Attorney General by President John F. Kennedy. (AP)

Sept. 1972: Senator Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) is shown as he campaigned for Sen. George McGovern for president in New York.  McGovern lost the presidential race to Republican candidate, President Richard Nixon, on November 8, 1972. (AP)

Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1979: Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, waves to crowd as he arrives at Faneuil Hall accompanied by his wife Joan Kennedy, left, to formally announce that he is challenging Pres. Jimmy Carter for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. <i><b>On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.</b></i> (AP)

Nov. 7, 1979: Chicago's Mayor Jane Byrne joins Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., in Chicago at night, acknowledging applause at a Chicago hotel. Sen. Kennedy, who earlier in the day announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination in Boston, addressed Chicago-area Democrats.  (AP)

Nov. 12, 1979: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass, chuckles as his mother Rose Kennedy speaks to Kennedy campaign workers at St. Ambrose College in Davenport, Iowa.  Kennedy is on a 3-day swing through Iowa in his quest for the Democratic presidential nomination.  <i><b>On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.</b></i> (AP)

Dec. 2, 1979: Democratic presidential candidate Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts debarks at San Francisco International Airport for a campaign swing through the city and an appearance at Sen. Alan Cranston fund raiser.  <i><b>On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.</b></i> (AP)

Jan. 23, 1980: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., gestures as he address students  at Northeastern University in Boston.  Making his first effort to recharge his presidential campaign on home turf, Kennedy said his proposed revamping of the federal criminal code would enhance civil liberties, not erode them.  (AP)

Jan. 31, 1980: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., addresses students Wednesday at Northeastern University in Boston. It was his first effort to recharge his presidential campaign on home turf.  <i><b>On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.</b></i> (AP)

 Jan. 31, 1980: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., addresses students at Northeastern University in Boston. It was his first effort to recharge his presidential campaign on home turf.  Kennedy ran against President Jimmy Carter in a close primary race, but lost the Democratic Party's nomination on August 12, 1980. (AP)

February 10, 1980: Sen. Edward Kennedy receives support for his candidacy for president from several New England atheletes at a press conference at Boston Garden.  From left are, Gereld Hendeerson of the Boston Celtics, Mike Torrez of the Boston Red Sox, Ray Hamilton of the New England Patriots, Sen. Edward Kennedy, Dennis Exkersely of the Boston Red Sox, Tuss Francis for the New England Patriots and John Bucyk of the Boston Bruins. Kennedy leaves Boston on Sunday enroute to Washington. (AP)

February 11, 1980: Sen. Edward Kennedy moves through the crowd with New England Patriots Russ Francis, right, and Boston Red Sox pitcher Dennis Eckersley at a press conference held in Boston Garden.  <i><b>On August 12, 1980, Ted Kennedy lost the Democratic Party's nomination to President Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in New York City.</b></i> (AP)

August 2000: Kennedy speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles. (AP)

Ted Kennedy, as Senator of Massachusetts, speaks during the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston. (AP)

Then-Senator Barack Obama of Illinois with Senator Kennedy. (AP)

Janury 28, 2008: Senator Ted Kennedy and niece Caroline Kennedy endorse Senator Barack Obama for President, adding key momentum to his candidacy in the primary battle against Senator Hillary Clinton. (FNC)

January 28, 2008: Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy endorses presidential candidate Barack Obama following his victory in the South Carolina primary. (FNC)