partial list that i caught coming in, but peter welch, charlie crist, steve cohen, the dean of the massachusetts delegation richie neal, thank you for coming and to others, blame it on my eyes and not my heart. thank you for coming, thank you for making the time. i'm cognizant, obviously, only of why we're here today but as chris said, the significance of my grandfather's service and his last race for public office. realize, in a you short time in public life that he meant an awful lot of different things to an awful lot of different people. but here and to your right and left you have politicians, you have public servants, you have journalists, you have activists, you have volunteers, and you have regular, old, everyday people that were inspired by his legacy. you have folks like the guy i just shook hands with in front of the capitol steps with a kind word about who my grandfather was and what he still means. so from the bottom of my heart, thank you all for coming in today and joining in the celebration of his life and his legacy. for 50 years ago today, a young senator stood in this room and announced a decis