. >> if his name was edward moore, with h qualificions, with your qualificatis if it was edward moore, your candidacy would be a joke. but nobody is laughing. >> early on in his senate career s life almost came to an end. >> misfortune strikes the kennedy family once again. >> flying to a democratic party event in massachusetts in bad weather his small plane crashed. two passengers di. kennedy survived wit a broken back. he was pulled from the wreckage by fellow senator bye and was laid up f eight months. he won re-election while recuperating but remained in chronic pain for the rest of his life. th came the public pain of his brother bobby's assassination. >> those of us who lovedim and who take him to his rest today, pray that what he was to us, wh he wished for others, will someday come to ps for all the world. as he said many times, in many parts of this nation, to those he touched and who sought to touch him, "some men see things as they are and say why? i dream things that never were and say why not?" >> if his younger years were marked by tragedy, his later years would be marke

we gather to pray for edward moore kennedy that god may bring him to ever lasting peace.ut the promise of eternal life gives us hope and we comfort one another with these words. kara. >> i read from the letter of paul. our citizenship is in heaven. we will change our lowly body to conform with his glorified body with a power that enables him to bring all things into shimself. >> thanks. may i for just a moment be the voice of so many all around the world to pay a final tribute to nor ted kennedy and to offer our heartfelt condolence to his wife vicki, his sister jean, his children and grand children, and to all the kennedy family, as also to that extended family that must probably include most of america. may i also add a word that we who are privileged to watch the very beautiful funeral mass this morning had to be touched by the wonderful part in that liturgy played by the younger generation of kennedys, the warm and very personal tribute in the he will -- in the elegies of teddy's sons and warmth and friendship of the president of the united states. that together with

of ted's greatness that he does not care who gets the credit as long as the job gets done. >> edward moore kennedy. >> ladies and gentlemen. >> he's been a democratic stalwart for morning four decades. champion of such social causes as civil rights, immigration reform and universal health care. in his personal life, senator edward kennedy has suffered great pain and been in the midst of great controversy, enduring what many called the curse of the kennedys. but tlhrough all of his politicl triumphs and personal tragedies, there has been one constant in the life of senator kennedy, a commitment to public service, a commitment first instilled by his parents, joseph and rose fitzgerald kennedy. childhood friends joseph patrick kennedy and rose fitzgerald marry on october 7, 1914. he is the son of a successful businessman, an irish-catholic community leader. she the daughter of john francis fitzgerald, the legendary honey fitz, a former congressman and democratic mayor of boston. by 1930 after 16 years of marriage, the couple have eight children, joe jr., john, rosemary, kathleen, eunice, patr

and throughout his beloved boston, edward moore kennedy is remembered. his singular career assessed and calculated and he mourned in 100 million hearts and more. >> his extraordinary life on this earth has come to an end. an extraordinary -- and the extraordinary good delives on. >> to paraphrase shakespeare, i don't think we shall ever see his like again. >> with brian williams in hyannis port where news breaks that massachusetts may change its laws to enable the appointment of a successor. mike barnicle on his friend teddy. ken burns on the last great speech in denver exactly one year before his death. lawrence o'donnell on the meaning of the lion of the senate. michael on the man history should judge as the greatest of the kennedys. and senator bernie sanders on how his passing will affect the lion's final quest and how it will affect a new president's pledge. i promised teddy. >> this is the cause of my life. new hope that we will break the old gridlock and guarantee that every american -- north, south, east, west, young, old -- will have decent, qua

[ bells tolling ] ♪ ♪ "america's most wanted" >>> edward moore kennedy. >> ted kennedy became the greatestislator of our time. >> i plan that i shall dedicate all of my strength and will to serving you in the united states senate. >> the hope rises again, and the dream lives on. >> i love sweet rosie o'grady and rosie o'grady loves me. >> two of kennedy's closest friends in the senate. democrat john kerry and republican orrin hatch. >>> then -- >> senator kennedy's spirit will infuse the congress. >> hopefully at every step along the way they'll ask themselves what would teddy do? >> without kennedy what's next for health care? that and all the week's politics on an expanded roundtable with george will, sam donaldson, gwen ifill, e.j. dionne and lynne cheney. all this on a special edition of cheney. all this on a special edition of "this week." captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning. he wr he was tp he wabr. t tthe onlr the op for his death. by the time teddy kennedy was buried next to bobby and john late yesterday, you just knew it was the farewell he wanted. from a senate he ser

. >>> edward moore kennedy. massachusetts senator, new england son, and last surviving brother of a legendary family. he bore the unspeakable grief and overwhelming hopes of a nation. >> pray that what he was to us, and what he wished for others will someday come to pass for all the world. >>> ted kennedy endured doubts, including his own, and scandal to eventually triumph as the lion of the senate. >> we are excluded from having an opportunity to debate this because of the power of the insurance industry. >> over five decades, ted kennedy carried the torch passed on by his brothers for civil rights, for the poor and for the sick. >> the hope rises again, and the dream lives on. >> today, we remember. captioning funded by cbs ♪ >>> in case you are just waking up this morning, the news overnight that senator ted kennedy has passed away. the inevitable but sad news this morning, as we welcome you to a special edition of the "early show." good morning, i'm harry smith in new york. maggie rodriguez is in hyannisport

senator edward moore kennedy. this morning, ted kennedy' body lies in repose in boston before his funeral tomorrow at a historic church in boston and burial at arlington national cemetery. you're looking at live pictures from inside the kennedy library. beautiful picture through that window there of the boston skyline. >> sunrise. beautiful. >> gorgeous picture. m picture. good morning. thanks for waking up with us this morning here on "news 4 today." i'm joe krebs. >> i'm kimberly suiters in for barbara harrison this morning. not so much of a recognize over our area this morning. >> a lot of haze and clouds out there. a lot of it looks like low hanging clouds. >> they are out there, and many of our viewers in the northern gobusus are waking upbu gmpy and ghhtniigbrig l overnight bright lightning andn booming thunderept many awake. right now it's beginning to diminish, those thund erower e diarws heading ac kssanrot en d ross kent and y n st tere,he eastern shore, as well as now exiting baltimore a carol imav se s

moment came when eddy mccormack turned and said almost sneeringly, if your last name was moore, edward moorere moore instead of kennedy, you swro wouldn't have a chance. that's one we didn't think about. of course, teddy looked a little flustered. but he relaxed. he came back with a very statesman like answer about how proud he was that his name and his brother. he did okay. and he won. >> yes. >> interestingly enough, if you got another minute -- interestingly enough, a year plus later teddy was scheduled to appear on meet the press, the "hardball" of its day and national television. and it was the sunday a week after the cuban missile crisis ended. the president knew that the rest of the world would consider anything said by the president's brother on television as being the position of the president and the inside story about the cuban missile crisis. sow sent me up -- actually, it was the actual weekend the crisis ended, to brief teddy about the cuban missile crisis and i enjoyed that responsibility as well. all these years have gone by and he doesn't need any briefings from me, you, or

edward moore kennedy was born in 1932. the ninth and last child of the kennedys. in 1962, he arrived in washington for what would be a half century tenure. he held the senate seat held by his older brother john. >> i want to thank the people of massachusetts for the great trust they have bestowed upon me. >> but his reputation was tarnished by personal sorrow. both of his brothers were assassinated. there was a tragic stand on his long legacy. a trout acquitted of one -- he was acquitted of charges after one of his employees drowned in his car. a failed presidential bid is barely a blip in him and his political career. he offered more than 2500 bills in the senate. health care, immigration and public rights were among his passion. one of his biggest causes was health care. >> there will be more serious violence if we continue. >> his first marriage ended in divorce. he married in 1992. many say his life became more serene. in his final years, he was the keeper of the kennedy flame. his appearances became aware, his words were always memorable. >> work begins anew.

edward moore teddy kennedy. nbc's steve handelsman reports. >> reporter: hour after hour, they came by the thousands to the kennedy library not far from downtown boston. ordinary americans who wanted to pay their last respects to the senator they called teddy. many visibly moved as they filed by senator kennedy's coffin. >> well, i was completely overwhelmed, actually. >> civil rights and, you know, minimum wage and he really was a voice of the poor. and, you know, the common person. >> reporter: the line of waiting mourners stretched into the night. suddenly along the line came senator kennedy's widow, hugging and kissing, even though she had never met, returning their affection for teddy. >> we're so honored they came out to pay tribute to my husband. >> reporter: the senator's coffin had arrived before nightfall by a military guard from washington. nearly 100 members of the kennedy clan were on hand. here caroline kennedy, bobby son chris, and robert kennedy jr. the kennedy family saying thank you to american

full of privilege and pain, scandal and setbacks, but in the end, edward moore kennedy's most enduring legacy will likely be that as a relentless leader and a champion of the people. president obama said he was the greatest senator of our time, but before he became an elder statesmen on capitol hill and the white-haired liberal crusader in washington, he was the baby with of a political dynasty, destined, it seemed for power and tragedy. born in 1932, he was the youngest of joe and rose kennedy's children. he talked about his father with larry king. >> larry: he was quite a guy, old joe kennedy. >> yeah. >> larry: tough father? >> yeah, but a wonderful, inspiring -- >> larry: loving? >> loving, caring, tough. had a sense of expectation for each of us. >> reporter: while jack and bobby were being groomed for greatness, he became an embarrassment, suspended by harvard in his freshman year for cheating. out of school, he served two years in the army before heading back to harvard and then virginia for his law degree. by 1962, he'd entered the family business. >> vote for edward m. kennedy

mccormick, nephew of mccormick said if your name is edward moor, your candidacy would be a joke. at eddie mccormick's funeral, ted kennedy spoke. and said he remembered that night vividly and remembered vividly eddie saying iflcoáu yo name were edward moore, your candidacy would be a joke. some thought he was tough on me and others thought he wasn't tough enough. i agree with both groups. >> pat, you want to get in here? >> yes, i would. i was there writing editorials and we had that quote in the editorials. i would like to ask mike. my recollection is that bobby kennedy and jack kennedy were ap hencive. jack is the president, you have a 30-year-old young fellow who hasn't accomplished a thing in his life. they wondered whether he should really run. whether teddy should run for the seat. joe kennedy, sr. said you boys have what you want. this is now teddy's turn. if teddy wants this, i'm going to help him out and so are you. is there truth in that story, mike? >> i think there's a lot of truth in that story. joe kennedy assigned a fellow to ride with ted kennedy throughout the co

. >> edward moore kennedy, teddy, was born in 1932, the last son of the wealthy kennedy dynasty. when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent 30-year-old ted kennedy to finish out jfk's senate term and never let him leave. the new young president and his family brought a glamour to washington never before seen. assassinned bullets brought down john kennedy, robert fell to another crazed fanatic. his young companion died and for ten hours, kennedy failed to report the crash. what happened that night would haunt kennedy the rest of his life. >> this morning, i ended a plea of guilty. >> even so, kennedy's name would be floated as a presidential candidate. he finally ran in 1980. he challenged the incumbent, jimmy carter. he was ill prepared and it showed in an interview with cbs news correspondent, roger mud. >> why do you want to be president? >> well, i am right to make the announcement to run. >> he never sought the oval office again, but back in the senate, he honed his legislative skills, formed personal alliances with ideological opposites, and forged

we'll have continuing coverage of the final day of senator edward moore kennedy, his last trip to theed for arlington national cemetery in a moment. you've wanted to quit smoking so many times, but those days came and went, and the cigarettes remained. but today's a new day. and a few simple steps can make a real difference in your next quit... things like starting with a plan to quit smoking... getting support... and talking to your doctor about how prescription treatments can help you. talk to your doctor about prescription treatment options. and make this time, your time. >>> we're back now with the funeral and burial of senator edward m. kennedy of massachusetts. they just made a brief stop at the nation's capital. tom costello is there for us with a report. tom? >> people on the steps of the capitol are starting to dissipate and leave for the evening on what has turned out to be a beautiful night here. ten presidents, five democrats, five republicans. he, himself, authored 300 bills. he was part of 2,500 bills or resolutions. it was that commitment to the country and this institu

. >> reporter: joe and eun, edward moore kennedy, better known as ted or teddy was in his eighth full term in the senate when he died. the third longest serving senator of all time. he once said pursuit of the presidency was not his life. public service was. edward kennedy grew up in the shadow of two brothers who became american icons, but his decades in the senate established him as his own right. thoughlessed with family wealth and fame, he was devoted, to helping thoseless fortunate. massachusetts voters sent him to the senate in 1962, two years after brother john f. kennedy won the white house. >> that the torch has been passed. >> reporter: the head did days of camelot cut short by tragedy. jfk's assassination in 1963. >> on to chicago to win this. >> reporter: followed by robert kennedy's assassination in 1968. >> he was a good and decent man who saw wrong and tried to right it, saw suffering and tried to heal it, saw war and tried to stop it. >> reporter: then seemed teddy's destiny and burdened to run for president. he did in 1980 against president jimmy carter. kennedy lost

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. >> we're back with the continuing coverage of the arrival of the body of senator edward moore kennedy who, for 47 years, one of the most active and, in fact, longstanding senators in united states history, with more legislation to his credit than probably anybody else who served in that chamber, everything from the voting rights act, civil rights law to the disabilities act, title 9, giving women the opportunity to compete the same level as men in collegiate athletes and the end of his career, his great passion, national public health bill of some kind. he also, of course, became a lightning rod for a lot of criticism for his to his outspoken resistance. he led the fight in a contentious and what many people believe was a landmark fight in that it removed whatever stability might have existed about supreme court nominations from that time forward. senator kennedy was also not in favor of welfare reform, signature issues of bill clinton's administration. he resisted that. it passed. and the results of all that depend very much on your point of view. in many instances people believe it'

ask you you you to join us in a moment of silence and we remember the life and legacy of senator edward mooreennedy. >> a moment of silence before the red sox game yesterday to remember senator ted kennedy. a lifelong sox fan kennedy threw out the first pitch during opening day at fenway earlier this year. the red sox went on to win last night's game. >>> some people just don't want to be on the news. a group of reporters in cocoa beach, florida realized this. just how dangerous their jobs can be sometimes. they tried to talk to relatives of a teenaged girl. >> there wasn't a (bleep) knocking on my - >> why y'all knocking on my door? don't put that camera in my face, man! get out my door (bleep) now! >> ma'am! >> wait a minute, wait a minute! no. (bleep) - >> you don't have to come like that. >> you talk to my (bleep) - don't live here. >> the reporters did not try to talk to the woman again. >> really? >> no. they left. >>> it sounds like something from a movie but a couple is pulled from their burning car just seconds before it explodes. this happened in woodburn, oregon. the couple was dri

he was born edward moore kennedy in 1932, the youngest of joseph and rose's nine children. like his older brothers before him, kennedy attended harvard and then went to law school where his natural talent for debate was fine tuned. >> ask not.... >> couric: when his older brother won the presidency, massachusetts voters sent then 3-year-old kennedy do fill the seat and they never let him leave. >> i ask you to join with me. together we can build the future of massachusetts. i. >> couric: but the kennedy family would soon seem tragically star crossed. with john kennedy assassinated in 1963 and his brother bobby gunned down during his presidential bid five years later. ted kennedy himself dodged death twice, first when a twin engine plane carrying him to the 1964 democratic convention crashed, and then during a more notorious accident in 1969. one that would follow him to his grave. when kennedy drove his ols deal dell month off dike bridge on chappaquiddick island, his passenger, mary jo kopechne died in the crash. kennedy left the scene and didn't notify authorities until h

the next cover, 1971, was on the noncandidacy of edward moore kennedy the following year, though they could be a plausible candidate in elections up to the year 2000. the final cover was in 1979. this one when "time" magazine said he's finally running for president, calling it a major new chapter in the saga of the nation's mos eminent modern political dynasty. that primary challenge to jimmy carter that ended in defeat. now we've heard that there will be a final "time" magazine cover commemorative issue, this one that will be out this week on friday. >> it will be out on friday, abbi. thanks very much. one of senator kennedy's best friends in the senate sat on the other side of the aisle. that would be republican senator orrin hatch of utah. he's joining us now from salt lake city. senator, how did that work out? you were close friends but politically you weren't so close on many issues. tell us how that happened. >> well, when reagan took over i became chairman of the labor and human resources committee. we had two liberal republicans who usually voted with liberal democrats on the

it's a pleasure to introduce my four strongest supporters, my wife, joan, patrick joseph kennedy, edward mooreennedy and kara anne kennedy and with that basis of strength and support, i'm announcing my candidacy for re-election for the senate of the united states from massachusetts. >> the next president, not this one but the next one coming up? >> i think if there's been something that our family has learned over the period of time, is that we don't make long-term plans. that's been an experience that we've had. >> at a time when there are high government officials that are playing to the fears and frustrations of the people within our society, i want to be a voice of reconciliation, a voice that appeals to the best within people, within our country, and i return to the united states senate for that purpose. >> i'd like to get teddy taped. that's why i want a lot more use of wiretapping. >> supposing it's something that we can really have, teddy or the kennedy clan. we're going to want to run with it. >> maybe we can get a real scandal on them. >> just looking for scandal or improprieties. >>

his grave marked by an oak cross painted white and pairing the simple in description edward moore kennedy, 1932-2009. earlier, president obama led the nation in mourning in remembering the man he called the greatest legislator of our times. >> landmark laws that he championed. the civil rights act. the americans with disabilities act. immigration reform. children's health. insurance. the family and medical leave act. all had a running thread. that the kennedys life work was not to champion the causes of those with wealth or power or special connections. it was to give a voice to those who were not heard. >> geraldo: while president obama's rousing eulogy touched on senator kennedy's life work it was the senators sons who painted the personal picture. >> and when first got elected and my cousin joe was a member of congress and i came to congress, dad finally celebrated saying finally after all these years when someone says who does that damn kennedy think he is there is only a one in three chance they are talking about me. >> my father went to the garage to get the old flexible flyer and a

. >> born on february 2nd, 1932, edward moore kennedy was the youngest of the nine children. he was destined to lead the clan through good times and bad. and when john f. kennedy was the 33rd president in '60. his father knew who should fill the senate seat. the 30-year-old ted kennedy. in 1962, he won a special election and he would be re- elected eight times the kennedy family has had it share of public pain and edward standing at the center as the nation looked on. the assassination's claimed the lives of both john f. kennedy and robert f. kennedy in 1986. >> those of us who love him and take him to his rest today pray that what he was to us and what he wished for others would come to pass for all of the world. >> reporter: on july 18th, 1969, the senator's life and career took a tragic turn after attending a party, he drove off of a bridge and inside his car was a woman and he never called the police until her body was found the next day. >> that will live with me for the rest of my life, every day of my life. >> reporter: he pled guilty to leaving the scene of the accide

edward moore kennedy lived to be the oldest surviving brother. in his 20s and 30s he was in his brothers' shadow, following them to harvard, running john's senate re-election campaign, working to elect him to the white house, then winning john's senate seat as soon as he was old enough to serve. when the slain president was buried, he walk behind his brother robert. when robert was killed in 1968, while running for president, edward kennedy led the mourners. the youngest son was now the patriarch. then came chappaquiddick. he was behind the wheel when his car went off a bridge late at night. a young woman in the car died. kennedy didn't report the accident for nine hours. a lapse he called indefensible. critics said it raised questions about his fitness to be president. it was the beginning of the end of his marriage. even his future in the senate was in doubt. >> i know full well why some might think it right for me to resign. for me, this will be a difficult decision to make. >> reporter: but massachusetts voters would not forsake a kennedy. he

history served longer than edward moore kennedy, who took over the massachusetts seat that his brother left when he was elected president. replacing teddy as his family friends and colleagues know him, will take a special election about five months from now. >>> health care reform, it was the late senator's cause to the end. and it's now up to his colleagues in congress to push it forward. here's a look at some of the health care town halls going on today as this make-or-break month winds down. pennsylvania, maryland, and virginia, oklahoma, utah, california, and florida. the one in apalachicola gets under way this hour, and democratic congressman, allen boyd, is the host. he'd planned to have about 14 meetings this month in his panhandle district. we'll monitor the one today. >>> well, politicians work on health policy, doctors and nurses in the trenches fight a virus that seems to get more ominous every day, h1n1, swine flu, by the hour, by the minute. we're hearing of more cases. and as the school year begins, prevention takes on a renewed urgency. at one university they're treating

edward moore kennedy lived his entire life in the public eye. >> i jaundice gerald kennedy do solemnlyith his brother's election to the presidency in 1960, it seems that the kennedys had the makings of a political dynasty. another brother was attorney general. teddy was elected to the senate in 1962. assassins' bullets stole his brothers away. he was alone to shoulder the burden of a grieving family. it was dead and delivered the eulogy at bobby's funeral in 1968. his voice breaking with emotion. >> those of us love them. we will take into his arrest today. we pray that what he was to us and what he was for others will someday come out for the rest of the world. >> his own aspirations were derailed for the white house when his car plunged off a bridge on martha's vineyard. it killed one person. he swam to safety and alerted authorities to the accident but hours later. as the body was pulled from the dark sedan, the senator told investigators that he panicked. >> it will live with me for the rest of my life -- every day of my life. >> an investigation later absolves them of responsibili

whose rich and powerful father was determined that the first catholic president be named kennedy, edward moore kennedy lived to be the oldest surviving brother. in his 20s and 30s, he was in his brothers' shadow, following them to harvard, running his brother john's senate re-election campaign, working to elect him to the white house, and then winni inning john's se seat as soon as he was old enough to serve. he walked behind his brother robert. when robert was killed in 168 while running for president, edward kennedy led the mourners. the evidenyoungest son was the patriotic. then he was behind the wheel when he went off a bridge. a young woman in the car died. kennedy didn't report the accident for nine hours, a lapse he called indefensible. it raised questions about his fitness to be president. each the future of the senate was in doubt. >> my son might -- some might think it right for me to resign. that would be a difficult decision to make. >> but massachusetts voters would not foresake a kennedy. he remained a perennial presidential possibility until he took himself out of the 1988 race.

he said to kennedy, if your name was edward moore instead of edward moore kennedy your candidacy would be a joke. and he was a joke. and if this was edward moore he wouldn't have been elected but the point was he was a kennedy he was elected in massachusetts and then he served 47 years. host: the last significant we'll see in politics? guest: that's the big question right now. we'll find out probably in the next few days whether a kennedy will run for ted senator edward kennedy's seat. and if so, who would it be? it could be his widow, it could be his nephew who spoke at the memorial. but kennedy's final point, a number of kennedys have tried to run for office elsewhere or have been talked about and they haven't been very successful. host: will we still see us sticking to the 145 day election? guest: the governor talked about appointing someone in the interim and i know that the legislature is heavily democratic and perfectly willing to go along with that. and then they can have the election in january. but in the interim they'll have a democratic placeholder. that will give the super

. >> one final note which may summarize how senator edward moore kennedy sr. did what deand left the wake that he has left. it may come across as self-important. if it does i'm sorry. i'm actually just a bit player in this anecdote. my last contact with the senator came the day before the inauguration at a luncheon his son ted jr. introduced himself and said his father had hoped to be with him for the specific purpose of telling me this. but that he was husbanding his faculties for the big day that was to follow. and he decided to stay in. my father wanted you to know, he told me, that he was always a viewer but since he's been at home so much you've become his newscast. so he said, tell keith to keep up the good work. it was a compliment and then came the instruction wrapped in humor. he also said, don't screw it up because he's watching. a lesson one hopes for those who follow him in this fight for reform nand in all things. good night and good luck. here now, chris matthews and the premiere of his special "the kennedy brothers" a "hardball" documentary. >>>

the praise of our holy father, pope benedict, added to our own prayers, we entrust the body of edward moore kennedy, senator ted, to his resting place, until the lord calls us forth until the end of time a man. and now let us pray. lord jesus christ, by your own three days in the tomb, you have of the greatest of all who believe in you and so made the grave a sign of hope that promises resurrection. even as it claims are mortal bodies. lord, grant that our brother may sleep here in peace until you awaken him in glory. for you are the resurrection and the life. then he will see you face to face and in your life will see light in the least wonder of god for you live and reign for ever and ever. i am going to ask father jerry an old friend of the family to do the intercessions for us. and then adding lord in your mercy. and our response is lord, hear our prayer. >> lord, in your mercy, lord hear our prayer. gracious lord, we forgive the sins of those who died in christ. lord have mercy. >> your our prayer. >> grammar all the good they have done, lord in your mercy. >> your our prayer. >> welco

. >> larry: edward moore kennedy was a man of many parts and many passions.is life was shaped by both triumph and tragedy. born into a family of privilege and power, much of his work in the senate was directed toward trying to help ordinary people. as "time" magazine once put it, he amassed a titanic record of legislation affecting the lives of virtually every man, woman, and child in the country. that record may be ted kennedy's most lasting legacy. and one of the truest measures of the man that he was. i'm larry king. thanks for watching. >> no short, i will continue to fight the good fight. i will continue to see issues in the way i have always sought to see them, not as numbers and words, but as individuals and families with worries and dreams. we must resist disillusionment, the tendency of politics to be cautious and cynical. john kennedy believed so strongly that one's aim should not just be the most comfortable light possible, but that we should all do something to right the wrongs we see.

the body of senator edward moore kennedy lies in repose there. family and friends keeping vigil while members of the public pay their last respects. moments ago vicki spoke to reporters and "state of the union's" john king met up with robert f. kennedy jr. watch. >> i just want to thank them so much for coming and showing love and support for my husband. tremendous to all of our family. i just want to let them know how grateful we all are. >> thank you. thank you all. >> thank you. >> driving through the city, how was that? >> deeply, deeply moving for all of us. >> about, i guess a week before he died, he -- he was out on his boat and he was very sick by then. he was losing some of his ability to find words. and he was so very cognizant and very, you know, he was able to steer his boat and to reason and understand the conversation. but it was sometimes during some parts of the day difficult for him to find the words that he was looking for. >> larry: joining us to begin things is senator john kerry, democrat of massachusetts 2004 democratic part

. >> eventually, someone will fill the senate seat of edward moore kennedy. there is pretty much universal agreement, nobody, family or friend, can take his place. a man has passed, taking with him a time and an era. the kennedy legacy is written. candy crowley, cnn washington. >> a lot of you are watching this with us right now. i think it is an important moment in american history to watch this together. many of you are asking questions and making comments. i will share as many as i can from time to time. let's go to kitty over here if we can. johnnie be good. kitty says, enjoying the coverage of teddy kennedy, hope you post those speeches to your blog as well. so we can see again. thanks. you know what, kitty, we will try and post as much as we possibly can. so you can go in there. it's cnn.com/ricksanchez. some of them, because they are owned by others, we can't. others, we can. so we'll go through it. speaking of speeches, there is one speech that he gave that was almost -- it was the speech he gave at the eulogy of when his brother, bobby was killed. we

. >> reporter: good or not, fight was part of the family ethic and he was born edward moore kennedy,ebruary 22nd, 1932 into a life of privilege combined with ambition and some of it ted got right. he got into harvard, played football there, too, and, well, but then he disappointed, caught cheating for a banish exam. he w booted for two years. but having served in the army and going to law school he elernld having developed a splendid political gift for getting along with people, joining his brother's campaign for presidency. >> it was his family's golden moment. he would be senator from massachusetts uninterrupted for the next 47 years. but not without, again, wavering between strength and weakness. strength when john was murdered in 1963 and then when his brother bobby was assassinated almost five years later, it was that occasion bobby's funeral, where ted demonstrated a second extraordinary political gift, eloquence and authenticity when the moment needed it. >> those of us who loved him and who will take him to his rest today pray that what he was to us and what he wished for oth