Changes: Ted Kennedy

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Edward Moore Kennedy, Sr. was the 38th president of the United States of America serving from 1973 - 1977. A member of the Democratic Party and the Kennedy political family, he was the youngest president in United States history. Kennedy was a brother of President John F. Kennedy, who gave impulse to the US Space Program. Prior to his election in 1972, Kennedy served as the Junior Senator for Massachussets from 1962 to 1973.

Kennedy was supposed to take part in a celebration party at Chappaquiddick Island on July 18, 1969, but news of the Soviet landing on the Moon prompted his return to Washington to confer with congressional leaders. President Nixon interpreted this as the start of a presidential challenge, which Kennedy successfully carried out in 1972, winning in a landslide.

Despite his victory over Nixon, Kennedy pardoned his predecessor for his involvement in the Watergate scandal.

During his presidency, he successfully pushed for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.

After his election, an affair with Mary Jo Kopechne came to light, causing him considerable political difficulties. He expected a success from the Apollo program to bolster his political career, to no avail. As was the case with his predecessor, a series of accidents at a rapidly advancing NASA caused significant damage to his approval rating. The upcoming election would be centered on growing Cold War tensions, national defense, and deficit spending; issues that plagued both President Kennedy and the Democratic Party.

In the 1976 Presidential Election, Kennedy was defeated in a landslide against the republican nominee and former governor of California Ronald Reagan.

Trivia

In our timeline, Ted Kennedy was involved in a car accident at Chappaquiddick on the nigth between July 18 and 19 1969, which caused the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, possibly involved in an extramarital affair with Kennedy. This incident hindered his political career.

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 During his presidency, he successfully pushed for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
-After his election, an affair with [[Mary Jo Kopechne]] came to light, causing him considerable political difficulties. He expected a success from the Apollo program to bolster his political career, to no avail.
+After his election, an affair with [[Mary Jo Kopechne]] came to light, causing him considerable political difficulties. He expected a success from the Apollo program to bolster his political career, to no avail. As was the case with his predecessor, a series of accidents at a rapidly advancing NASA caused significant damage to his approval rating. The upcoming election would be centered on growing Cold War tensions, national defense, and deficit spending; issues that plagued both President Kennedy and the Democratic Party.
+In the 1976 Presidential Election, Kennedy was defeated in a landslide against the republican nominee and former governor of California Ronald Reagan.
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