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Also Known As Edward Moore Kennedy
Born February 22, 1932 • Brookline • Massachusetts
Died August 25, 2009 (aged 77) • Massachusetts
Title / Office United States Senate (1963-2009), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Awards And Honors Presidential Medal of Freedom (20091)
Notable Family Members father Joseph P. Kennedy • mother Rose Kennedy • brother John F. Kennedy • brother Robert F. Kennedy • sister Eunice Kennedy Shriver • sister Rosemary Kennedy

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