I think he knew he wouldn't win before he announced for it. His campaign was half hearted. At times he seemed terrified, deeply uncertain. I don't think he wanted it but felt obliged to run for it.
Well, fact of the matter is, many expected him to in a sense “pick up” where his brother’s left off. Most supporters expected him to. However, it all came down to the simple fact that’s Ted just didn’t want to be president. He was content in the Senate. That’s where he felt he belonged.
He sunk his 1980 campaign when he completely flubbed a softball question from Roger Mudd, "Why do you want to be president?" Kennedy fumbled the question with a meandering answer.
He may not have wanted it, but it was his destiny. He was a Kennedy. Officially, he sat out 1976 for family reasons: his son was having cancer treatments. The truth was, even he knew it was still too soon after Chappaquiddick. But I agree that 1976 was probably his best chance. Ford was the weakest republican candidate in modern times.
Agreed, he never really wanted it. I think he only ran in 1980 to get everybody off his back about it, knowing that even as weak as Jimmy Carter was politically, he was still the incumbent of his own party and challenging an incumbent in your own party for the presidency almost never succeeds. Then remember for a while there Carter had the upper hand in the early days of the Iran hostage crisis when he was considered untouchable for being beyond politics for a while. Teddy never ran before 1980 or after which tells me this was the only time he was willing to do it. He bowed out of the '84 race in '82, a full 2 years before, and bowed out of '88, the last time anybody really considered him a possibility, all the way back in 1985. He never wanted the White House--he was not suited for it, performing far better in the Senate than he likely would have as President, and considering the ever present specter of Chappaquiddick, he was unelectable anyway.
November 7, 1979; Senator Ted Kennedy announce his candidacy for the 1980 Democratic Presidential Nomination against the incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
Yes your correct! Good point, I don’t know what u meant about “dark “ but I feel no passion and that first line had been used way to much and he needed a better opening
You're probably right that 1976 was his best chance. A store-window mannikin could have beaten Ford. OTOH, it was only seven years after the big "C." OTOH, even if he had become president, Chappaquiddick wasn't going to go away. Thee were plenty of anti-Kennedy politicians and media types to keep it coming back again and again, like Banquo's ghost appearing to MacBeth. It would have haunted him for the entire term. If by some miracle Gerald Ford had become president in 1976, he would have had the same problem with the Nixon pardon.
It may seem that way in retrospect but when he first entered the race, he was leading Carter 58-25. It was only after he started doing interviews, that his numbers began plummeting. The country was moving away from his liberalism.
Not really. Carter was super unpopular and was going to lose to Reagan no matter what. Ted Kennedy as the nominee would have remedied the disdain for Carter and allowed for the Democrats to maybe win.
When looking back in retrospect, Senator Kennedy did comment the way the United States was going at that moment and it did not look very good. Inflation and the recession was running high at that time.
As I drove down that road to the bridge in Chappequiddick.....As a Senatah, a married man, enebroiahted, in a cah with a single woman, I am not a Liah, check my statement that next morning ten houahs aftah the accident, of which I was a paaht.
Can you imagine if Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, or any other Republican Senator had done anything remotely similar to Ted at Chappaquiddick? The media and Democrat Party would have been on this 24/7 until they had their political scalp.
Agnes with all due respect, you don't know what you are talking about. You are emotional, judging this man on his personal life, but certainly not on his life as a United States Senator. People on both sides of the political aisle acknowledge that Senator Kennedy was one of the most effective senators to ever serve. He was able to reach out to members of both parties to ensure that legislation beneficial to all Americans got passed. I will say however, that you fit well with most Americans today. There is little respect for those with intelligence who want to dedicate their life to the public good. Pathetically, today, what matters is who insults their opponent the best, what names they can make up and lies they can spin. We will never see a politician like Senator Kennedy again. America is now a nation in decline.....and I could cry.....
Ask any legislator in the last 60 years what kind of Senator Ted Kennedy was. Ask them how he worked with people from both parties, something that is impossible today. If people in Washington worked together like he worked with people, the country wouldn't be in the mess it is. This isn't what he created, its opposite to what is now the case. Ask the people of his home state who elected him 9 consecutive times. 9!! (P.S. - Thanks for insulting the people of the great state of Massachusetts as well). Kennedy's contributions are well known by millions in and out of politics. His legacy certainly doesn't need your endorsement to be legitimized, and your unfair and personal gripe luckily will have no bearing on the high ranking that he will retain in the history books long after all of us are gone.
History will be the judge of Senator Kennedy not you. My bet is that your judgemental and emotional analysis won't be the one that gets written and read about.
Unfortunately in the United States, the presidency only comes up once in a while; and when it does, there's often an incumbent presumptive candidate. If you want to be president, you have to seize the day. Compare Reagan vs. Ford in 1976 and Hillary vs. Obama in 2012. And there are those who believe Robert Kennedy bought Lyndon Johnson off in 1968--and then came Sirhan.
I would have loved to have seen Ronald Reagan debate this clown. Mr. Reagan would have just let Ted talk and talk and talk and rant, rant, rant in his angry tone before making him look ridiculous by smiling and responding with a zinger that cut him down to size. Ted should have ran against him in 1984, but he was too scared. The Democrats might have won 2 states in that election instead of one. Even his loyalists who excused his callous behavior and lying manipulation at Chappaquiddick (the voters of Massachusetts) voted for Reagan in 1984.
Chappaquiddick aside, in the end, had Ted followed the conservative ideals of his older brother (JFK) and not spiraled down to the bottom - endorsing Barack Obama, arguably one of America's worst and weakest modern day presidents, Ted might've gone down as a great American. His poor judgement (from Chappaquiddick, to booze, to aligning with failed socialist policies in his political life) was Ted at his worst. Ted, at his best, was a good and loving father, uncle, and protector of his extended family.
His brother was not a conservative, in what world was JFK a conservative? This is someone who literally ran on National Health Insurance in 1960 as his main policy proposal. Sanders is painted as some communist for doing the exact same thing.
'Spiraled to the bottom' I believe you must be referring to trump... Your conservative nonsense is morally bankrupt. Sure, Teddy had substantial personal failures, most of which were self inflicted. Yet he at least made public acknowledgement of his failures. That's a lot more than trump or W ever did.
Zombies are not real but people beleave in them. Ghosts though my friend are real. Somw freindly some not so. Ted though is a least in peace or hell. Guess it depends on your opinion.
His handlers grossly underestimated the impact of Chappaquiddick in 1980. The truth of the matters is that his hopes for the presidency ended in 1969.
I think he knew he wouldn't win before he announced for it. His campaign was half hearted. At times he seemed terrified, deeply uncertain. I don't think he wanted it but felt obliged to run for it.
Tonyo1221 why would he feel obligated ?
Well, fact of the matter is, many expected him to in a sense “pick up” where his brother’s left off. Most supporters expected him to. However, it all came down to the simple fact that’s Ted just didn’t want to be president. He was content in the Senate. That’s where he felt he belonged.
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He sunk his 1980 campaign when he completely flubbed a softball question from Roger Mudd, "Why do you want to be president?" Kennedy fumbled the question with a meandering answer.
Should have run in 76 right after Nixon or waited until 88 after Reagan was done.
Kennedy must not have really wished to be president. His chance was in 76.
He may not have wanted it, but it was his destiny. He was a Kennedy.
Officially, he sat out 1976 for family reasons: his son was having cancer treatments. The truth was, even he knew it was still too soon after Chappaquiddick.
But I agree that 1976 was probably his best chance. Ford was the weakest republican candidate in modern times.
Ding ding ding…you got it
Agreed, he never really wanted it. I think he only ran in 1980 to get everybody off his back about it, knowing that even as weak as Jimmy Carter was politically, he was still the incumbent of his own party and challenging an incumbent in your own party for the presidency almost never succeeds. Then remember for a while there Carter had the upper hand in the early days of the Iran hostage crisis when he was considered untouchable for being beyond politics for a while. Teddy never ran before 1980 or after which tells me this was the only time he was willing to do it. He bowed out of the '84 race in '82, a full 2 years before, and bowed out of '88, the last time anybody really considered him a possibility, all the way back in 1985. He never wanted the White House--he was not suited for it, performing far better in the Senate than he likely would have as President, and considering the ever present specter of Chappaquiddick, he was unelectable anyway.
Had John and Robert not been shot, Chappaquiddick would have never happened and Ted would have made president
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November 7, 1979; Senator Ted Kennedy announce his candidacy for the 1980 Democratic Presidential Nomination against the incumbent President Jimmy Carter.
I saw that on the old news clips
Hillary Clinton had the same problem campaigning against incumbent Barak Obama in 2012.
This was just three days after Iran seized over 50 of our citizens in the American Embassy in Tehran.
Nobody:
Cameraman: ZOOOOOM!!!
Gotta luv that camera work lol
"Today I want to speak to all citizens of America". Senator Ted Kennedy's first line sounded so dark with not a lot of feeling in it.
I honestly don't see how that's dark. Sounded professional to me...
I know right
Yes your correct! Good point, I don’t know what u meant about “dark “ but I feel no passion and that first line had been used way to much and he needed a better opening
It’s so crazy they wanted him, in 1968 to replace his brother after his assassination as the Democratic nomination at 36 years old
Ted Kennedy should have ran in 1976 . he would have won.
You're probably right that 1976 was his best chance. A store-window mannikin could have beaten Ford. OTOH, it was only seven years after the big "C."
OTOH, even if he had become president, Chappaquiddick wasn't going to go away. Thee were plenty of anti-Kennedy politicians and media types to keep it coming back again and again, like Banquo's ghost appearing to MacBeth. It would have haunted him for the entire term.
If by some miracle Gerald Ford had become president in 1976, he would have had the same problem with the Nixon pardon.
Very strong voice
Great man. Should have been president
Teddy never really wanted nor felt worthy to be president
It was silly to primary Jimmy carter
It may seem that way in retrospect but when he first entered the race, he was leading Carter 58-25. It was only after he started doing interviews, that his numbers began plummeting. The country was moving away from his liberalism.
Not really. Carter was super unpopular and was going to lose to Reagan no matter what. Ted Kennedy as the nominee would have remedied the disdain for Carter and allowed for the Democrats to maybe win.
No it was not.
When looking back in retrospect, Senator Kennedy did comment the way the United States was going at that moment and it did not look very good. Inflation and the recession was running high at that time.
He looks like what I imagine his three brothers would have looked like at that age!
He was around the age here as John Kennedy was when he died.
@@boulevard14 makes sense
All the kennedy siblings looked alike!
I LOVE HIM!!!
Yeah? You like that don’t you?
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As I drove down that road to the bridge in Chappequiddick.....As a Senatah, a married man, enebroiahted, in a cah with a single woman, I am not a Liah, check my statement that next morning ten houahs aftah the accident, of which I was a paaht.
Yep
Can you imagine if Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Rand Paul, or any other Republican Senator had done anything remotely similar to Ted at Chappaquiddick? The media and Democrat Party would have been on this 24/7 until they had their political scalp.
He did pay.
Chappaquiddick cost him the Presidency.
Dirt bag. No other way around it. What he did to Joan was inhumane.
This camera man was as drunk as Teddy the night he murdered MaryJo
Heyyyooo
He should have made it and the country would have benefited, if it were not for Chappaquiddick I am glad he continued in the Senate.
Make a stand? Who stood for Mary Jo?
Sadly very few. The diver that pulled her out, John Farrar, was the only one close to the case that did so.
Probably THE greatest legislator of the 20th century. Both he or Robert Kennedy would have been excellent Presidents.
Agnes with all due respect, you don't know what you are talking about. You are emotional, judging this man on his personal life, but certainly not on his life as a United States Senator. People on both sides of the political aisle acknowledge that Senator Kennedy was one of the most effective senators to ever serve. He was able to reach out to members of both parties to ensure that legislation beneficial to all Americans got passed. I will say however, that you fit well with most Americans today. There is little respect for those with intelligence who want to dedicate their life to the public good. Pathetically, today, what matters is who insults their opponent the best, what names they can make up and lies they can spin. We will never see a politician like Senator Kennedy again. America is now a nation in decline.....and I could cry.....
Ask any legislator in the last 60 years what kind of Senator Ted Kennedy was. Ask them how he worked with people from both parties, something that is impossible today. If people in Washington worked together like he worked with people, the country wouldn't be in the mess it is. This isn't what he created, its opposite to what is now the case. Ask the people of his home state who elected him 9 consecutive times. 9!! (P.S. - Thanks for insulting the people of the great state of Massachusetts as well). Kennedy's contributions are well known by millions in and out of politics. His legacy certainly doesn't need your endorsement to be legitimized, and your unfair and personal gripe luckily will have no bearing on the high ranking that he will retain in the history books long after all of us are gone.
History will be the judge of Senator Kennedy not you. My bet is that your judgemental and emotional analysis won't be the one that gets written and read about.
BS!! THEY WERE MEDIOCRE STUDENTS AND WOMANIZERS!!
LOL that iis why RFK was killed as for Teddy he was a slimeball
Forecasted the downfall of Carter its funny that today most people would clamor for either one who were moderate New Democrat's...
Why did he take four and a half minutes to actually make his point. Bobby and Jack announced in less than thirty seconds.
Bad camera work
4:34 - He had so much hope there.
Ho hum attitude
So dumb to run against the incumbent of your own party. The year 1976 was the year he might have had a chance. RIP
Unfortunately in the United States, the presidency only comes up once in a while; and when it does, there's often an incumbent presumptive candidate. If you want to be president, you have to seize the day. Compare Reagan vs. Ford in 1976 and Hillary vs. Obama in 2012.
And there are those who believe Robert Kennedy bought Lyndon Johnson off in 1968--and then came Sirhan.
This murderer/drunk/womanizer should be ashamed 2 show his face!!!
Mary Smith idiotic statement
Sucks
Sen edward kennedy should have been president in 1972
Ghosts aren't real....
...awkward...
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I would have loved to have seen Ronald Reagan debate this clown. Mr. Reagan would have just let Ted talk and talk and talk and rant, rant, rant in his angry tone before making him look ridiculous by smiling and responding with a zinger that cut him down to size. Ted should have ran against him in 1984, but he was too scared. The Democrats might have won 2 states in that election instead of one. Even his loyalists who excused his callous behavior and lying manipulation at Chappaquiddick (the voters of Massachusetts) voted for Reagan in 1984.
man, you're clever!! -__-
Thank God he never made it to the Whitehouse except as a visitor.
what month did that aire?
November 1979
Who is working the camera ? Helen Keller?
That awkward nodding of his head as people applaud is very weird and shows he's not into this.
The Lion of the Senate
Lyin' of the Senate.
NONSENSE!
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he killed a woman
Kinda blew that one didn’t ya teddy boy! 👏😂
This went to far
Who's handling the camera, a two year old???
Chappaquiddick aside, in the end, had Ted followed the conservative ideals of his older brother (JFK) and not spiraled down to the bottom - endorsing Barack Obama, arguably one of America's worst and weakest modern day presidents, Ted might've gone down as a great American. His poor judgement (from Chappaquiddick, to booze, to aligning with failed socialist policies in his political life) was Ted at his worst. Ted, at his best, was a good and loving father, uncle, and protector of his extended family.
Obama? Worst and weakest? What a stupid and untrue statement
He was a fairly decent senator as well.
@@misslovejoy1665 Talk about damning with faint praise....
His brother was not a conservative, in what world was JFK a conservative? This is someone who literally ran on National Health Insurance in 1960 as his main policy proposal. Sanders is painted as some communist for doing the exact same thing.
'Spiraled to the bottom' I believe you must be referring to trump...
Your conservative nonsense is morally bankrupt.
Sure, Teddy had substantial personal failures, most of which were self inflicted. Yet he at least made public acknowledgement of his failures. That's a lot more than trump or W ever did.
Zombies are not real but people beleave in them. Ghosts though my friend are real. Somw freindly some not so. Ted though is a least in peace or hell. Guess it depends on your opinion.
C'mon.. the guy's baking!!