Of all the essays expounding on the meaning of Ted Kennedy’s life, and legacy he represented, I find this one the most insightful. But I may be biased, since it is written by TIME’s David Von Drehle, and appears in the next newstand issue. A taste: But in the end, it will be said by [...]
Greetings from Hyannis Port. Here’s a story on the scene here. And, belatedly, as I was on vacation last week, here’s my story on John Kerry in this week’s dead tree edition that I think pretty well illustrates how Senator Kennedy spent much of the last year (thanks for the shout out, Joe). While most [...]
As I write, these are top listings in Google Trends, the software Google uses to track “what’s on the public’s collective mind by viewing the fastest-rising searches.” 1. tropical storm danny 2. chappaquiddick incident 3. hurricane danny 4. mary jo kopechne pregnant 5. chappaquiddick ted kennedy The full (always updated) list can be seen here.
Here’s my story for TIME.com on the woman whom Ted Kennedy called “the love of my life.” In many ways, Vicki Reggie Kennedy also saved his life, and brought a fullness and happiness to it that Ted Kennedy had never known before.
The Boston Globe is reporting that arrangements for Senator Kennedy’s funeral mass and burial have been made. Before the funeral, Senator Kennedy’s body will lie at the JFK Library and Museum in Boston, where members of the public can pay their respects. And a funeral mass is being planned for Our Lady of Perpetual Help [...]
In other news…South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer is calling for Mark Sanford’s resignation right now at a press conference in Columbia. If you’ll remember, Sanford’s tearful, rambling confession of infidelity in June dominated the news for less than 24 hours before Michael Jackson died and dominated every airwave and headline. The past few months [...]
On September 29, I will have been a journalist for 40 years. Ted Kennedy was the first major league politician I met, way back when–and here is a personal remembrance. As I say in the piece, there will be others who will assess and pay tribute, in appropriate detail, to his gargantuan legislative achievements and [...]
Vice President Joe Biden was scheduled to make a stimulus grant award announcement Wednesday morning. Instead, he gave an extended remembrance of Ted Kennedy, speaking without notes, pausing to contain his emotion, and repeatedly wiping his eyes. Said Biden: And, you know, he was never defeatist. He never was petty. Never was petty. He was [...]
