Senator Ted Kennedy: The Career Behind the Image

by Theo Lippman Jr.

A close-up study of the Massachusetts politician's career, particularly his thirteen years in the United States Senate, finding his senatorial efforts and achievements commendable in quantity and quality

296 pages, Hardcover

First published December 1, 1975

Reviews

[Ronald Wise · Rating 3 out of 5]

An examination of the career of Ted Kennedy as a United States Senator from Massachusetts through 1975. This account seemed quite laudatory in contrast to the last book I read about him — The Last Kennedy, by Robert Sherrill. Lippman chronicles Kennedy's public and behind-the-scenes political efforts, and attempts to evaluate their influence beyond the public recognition he may or may not have received. I learned of this biography from the bibliography of The Kennedys: An American drama by Peter Collier and David Horowitz.