he can't even figure out to roger mudd why he wants to run for president.was crippling to be a candidate running for president after his brothers. so i think he just felt overwhelmed by that. >> this country is not prepared to sound retreat. it is willing to make a stand, and so am i. >> even though kennedy goes onto fight a spirited battle, he never overcomes this stumble right out of the box. >> when ted arrives at the democratic national convention he's trailing so far behind carter that he's left with no choice but to concede. >> for me a few hours ago this campaign came to an end. for all those who chairs have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. >> it is one of the greatest political speeches of all-time. if he had given 1% of that, 1% of that as an answer to roger mudd at the beginning of the campaign he might well have become the president of the united states. >> ted kennedy's presidential ambitions are over. his marriage to joan has ended. ted devotes the reaganears to working i