Sen. Kennedy's Early Career In Video
POSTED: 5:00 pm EDT June 3, 2008
UPDATED: 10:03 am EDT June 4, 2008
- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum has made available these video clips that chronicle moments in Sen. Kennedy's early political career.Most are classic Universal Newsreels that were often shown in movie theaters around the country during the 1960s.
| Kennedy Visits GreeceEdward Kennedy made a visit to Greece in February 1962. |
| Announces Senate BidEdward Kennedy announced he was running for the U.S. Senate in March 1962. |
| Wins Senate EndorsementEdward Kennedy won his party's endorsement for the U.S. Senate in June 1962. |
| Senate Campaign AdThis television ad ran in 1962 for Kennedy's Senate campaign. |
| Kennedy Wins PrimaryKennedy won the Democratic party nomination in September 1962. |
| Kennedy Visits IrelandSen. Kennedy was mobbed when he visited Ireland in May 1964. |
| Kennedy Plane CrashIn June 1964, a small plane carrying Sen. Kennedy crashed. |
| Campaigns From Hospital BedIn 1964, Sen. Kennedy campaigned for the U.S. Senate with a broken back, after being injured in a plane crash. |
| Released From HospitalSen. Kennedy is released from New England Baptist Hospital in December 1964. |
| Sox Win 1967 PennantSen. Kennedy and Vice-President Humphrey are at the game on October 1, 1967. |
| Concession SpeechSen. Kennedy concedes the nomination to Pres. Jimmy Carter at the Democratic National Convention in 1980. |
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