gerald blessey: we had a luncheon. but after going through the receiving line and shaking hands and introducing everybody, both ethel and robert went and did the same thing for all the kitchen help. the kennedys greeted them just as warmly, and they were just as glad to see them, which just didn't happen back then. he was just being gracious, he and ethel. and they chatted with everybody. they took time to talk to the workers. they took time to talk to the students. ed ellington: i sat across the table from him and miss kennedy. he had asked me how people felt about him. i told him that most people didn't like him. but i said, of course, what they're really interested in is what happened leading up to the ole miss riots. and i said, and i hope, if you speak on it, i hope you'll be very detailed in your remarks. ethel kennedy: frankly, before i sat dow i remember looking for the door. if we need to get out of here, it would be great to know thehortest way. but it was just the opposite end of the scale. there was a warmt