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Kennedy made his first speech about The Troubles in Northern Ireland: he

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1971

Edward Moore "Ted" KennedyOctober 1971

Politics / Democratic Party

Kennedy made his first speech about The Troubles in Northern Ireland: he said that "Ulster is becoming Britains Vietnam", demanded that British troops leave the northern counties, called for a united Ireland

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Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy

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