Ted Kennedy - Obama Presidency Oral History Back Ted Kennedy Index / People Transcripts Jason Furman ...speech and read the letter from Teddy [Edward M.] Kennedy , who had died, and the importance o... Bob Kocher ...bill passed. A couple things happened. Ted Kennedy dying in the spring of 2009 took a lo... Peter Orszag ...in which he quoted the late Senator Ted [Edward M.] Kennedy , saying that healthcare reform was “... Jeanne Lambrew ...to me at the time. I was invited to Ted Kennedy 's birthday party at the Kennedy Cente... ...I was like, “Okay, I can't quit.” So Ted Kennedy is part of the reason why I did no... ...quoted a letter he had received from Senator Ted Kennedy saying that healthcare was “the grea... ...is, “We only have health reform because Ted Kennedy passed away and told Obama to do it. W... Kathleen Sebelius ...with through political interests. Teddy Kennedy 's last hearing that he chaired was m... ...key up—first of all, I think when Teddy Kennedy endorsed Barack Obama, there was ... ...CLASS is a unique aspect. CLASS was a Teddy Kennedy proposal that had been advocated fo... Pete Rouse ...want me to wait, I'm happy to do that.” Ted Kennedy said to her, “Go ahead.” And that was ... ...as the incumbent Republican sitting in Ted Kennedy 's seat. The election is a year and ... Wilma Liebman ...in various places. Then, of course, Ted Kennedy died. And that was huge, because h... ...as 2009 advanced, with the death of Ted Kennedy , with the rise of the Tea Party, al... Jon Favreau ...was to work for Paul Wellstone and then Ted Kennedy . Neither of those worked out, becaus... ...is sort of the go-to move. And then Ted Kennedy dies, of course. And I'm sitting wit... ...in his office, and he gets a call from Ted Kennedy 's office and it's Vicky Kennedy. An... ...[Edward “Ted”] Kennedy staffer; and the Ted Kennedy on the Senate floor pounding the podiu... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the East Wing East Wing go to the The People's House The People's House go to the Criminal Justice Criminal Justice go to the Hawaii Hawaii go to the Human Rights Human Rights