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Late senator stood by his principles and treated people fairly whether on the floor, with his office staff or in public.
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Late senator stood by his principles and treated people fairly whether on the floor, with his office staff or in public.
Aided by his privilege, connections, and status as a war hero, he eventually was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, the U.S. House, and finally, the U.S. Senate, where he was an ally of Presidents John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson. Along the way, he becomes dangerously addicted to alcohol, which had plagued his own father and other family members.