Kennedy was admitted to the Massachusetts Bar in 1959 . In 1960 , his brother John announced his candidacy for President of the United States and Ted managed his campaign in the Western states . Ted learned to fly and during the Democratic primary campaign he barnstormed around the western states , meeting with delegates and bonding with them by trying his hand at ski jumping and bronc riding . The seven weeks he spent in Wisconsin helped his brother win the first contested primary of the season there and a similar time spent in Wyoming was rewarded when a unanimous vote from that state 's delegates put his brother over the top at the 1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
1960 Democratic National Convention
Ted Kennedy