teddy said he was tired of running on the family name so he was going to change his name from teddy kennedyo teddy roosevelt. >> the one funny thing about the name, because he was porn on february 22nd. jack wanted to call him george washington kennedy. >> right. amazing coincidence. >> let's before before we close out. we have questions for testimony audience, let's bring it right up to, today. today. e.j. dionne, you first met barack obama in 1997, the only member of the legislature not indicted out there. [laughter] do you think -- >> and what's wrong with that? >> do you think that any part of senator kennedy's endorsement of barack obama for president was rooted in the possibility that he heard his brother's voice in barack obama? >> that's really interesting question. you mentioned -- i always say i'm from massachusetts. we have mad our problems in this sphere. i always like to say thak god for louisiana. >> for both of us. >> for the sake of us all. >> consist kids and young adults who worked for bobby kennedy's campaign ended up supporting barack obama, and who heard a little bit of

teddy said he was tired of running on the family name so he was going to change his name from teddy kennedyo teddy roosevelt. >> the one funny thing about the name, because he was porn on february 22nd. jack wanted to call him george washington kennedy. >> right. amazing coincidence. >> let's before before we close out. we have questions for testimony audience, let's bring it right up to, today. today. e.j. dionne, you first met barack obama in 1997, the only member of the legislature not indicted out there. [laughter] do you think -- >> and what's wrong with that? >> do you think that any part of senator kennedy's endorsement of barack obama for president was rooted in the possibility that he heard his brother's voice in barack obama? >> that's really interesting question. you mentioned -- i always say i'm from massachusetts. we have mad our problems in this sphere. i always like to say thak god for louisiana. >> for both of us. >> for the sake of us all. >> consist kids and young adults who worked for bobby kennedy's campaign ended up supporting barack obama, and who heard a little bit of

kennedy. [applause] >> thank you so much for those wonderful, warm words. thank you and roseanne for your friendship. teddy was so delighted with the leadership you were going to be giving to the institute. it is such a pleasure to be here at the kennedy library. tech loved this place, and he would have agreed this is the perfect place to discuss his memoir, especially given the role the library has played over the decades in fostering debate on critical issues and informing the american people about what ted love to call our march of progress. i am delighted that the library is coasting tonight's forum with the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate, which will be built just a stone's throw from here. i thank ken feinberg, the chair of the kennedy library foundation, also of the chair of the emk institute. if you will indulge me just a moment, i would like to say a special word of thanks to tom putnam, the director of the jfk library. also to everyone here at the library and library foundation who were so helpful to me and to all our family last august. on very short notice, they did the

i recall that senator teddy kennedy, who i wish were here for this great battle he prepared for for four decades, said in his book that real reform is never over. it isn't. this is a beginning. it's an important beginning. it establishes important principles. i would say to the critics, we don't expect every aspect of this bill to work perfectly. it is a product -- an imperfect product made by mere humans trying to do their best. but some of the things in this bill are going to dramatically change health care in america for the better. we are going to find ways to deliver quality care to people in a cost-effective way. we are going to change parts of our system today, which, unfortunately, under this current system are out of control. the costs are out of control. so moving coverage to an additional 30 million people. 94% of americans under coverage, something that no other bill from either side of the aisle has proposed. reducing our deficit, and, incidentally, we now have a c.b.o. statement which makes it clear that the budget savings in the second 10 years, first 10 years is $130 bill

kennedy. [applause] >> thank you so much for those wonderful, warm words. thank you and roseanne for your friendship. teddy was so delighted with the leadership you were going to be giving to the institute. it is such a pleasure to be here at the kennedy library. tech loved this place, and he would have agreed this is the perfect place to discuss his memoir, especially given the role the library has played over the decades in fostering debate on critical issues and informing the american people about what ted love to call our march of progress. i am delighted that the library is coasting tonight's forum with the edward m. kennedy institute for the united states senate, which will be built just a stone's throw from here. i thank ken feinberg, the chair of the kennedy library foundation, also of the chair of the emk institute. if you will indulge me just a moment, i would like to say a special word of thanks to tom putnam, the director of the jfk library. also to everyone here at the library and library foundation who were so helpful to me and to all our family last august. on very short notice, they did the

had told him he was tired of runging on the family name, so he was going to change his name from teddy kennedy to teddy roosevelt. [laughter] >> you know, the one funny thing about the name is because he was born on february 22, jack, his older brother, wanted to call him george washington kennedy. >> that's the 200th anniversary of george washington's birth. amazing coincidence. >> so let's, before we close out, and we have a few questions from the audience, who we'll get to, let's bring it right up to today. e.j. dionne, you first met barack obama in 1997, the only member of the legislature not indicted out there. [laughter] do you think -- >> and what's wrong with that? >> do you think that any part of senator kennedy's endorsement of barack obama for president was rooted in the possibility that he heard his brother's voice in barack obama? >> that's really interesting question. you mentioned -- i always say i'm from massachusetts. we have mad our problems in this sphere. i always like to say thak god for louisiana. >> for both of us. >> for the sake of us all. >> consist kids and young adu

went on and teddy said he was tired of running on the family name so he was going to change from teddy kennedy to teddy roosevelt. >> the one funny thing about the name, because he was born on november 22nd, his brother wanted to call him george washington kennedy. >> amazing coincidence. >> let's -- before we closeout and we have a few questions, let's bring it right up to today. he said, you first met barack obama in 1997. and he was a young state senator from illinois. the only member of the legislature in the indicted up there. >> anyone from illinois? >> do you think that any part of senator kennedy's endorsement of barack obama for the president was rooted in the possibility that he heard his brothers voice in barack obama? >> that's really an interesting question. i -- you mow, he mentioned, i'm from massachusetts, we have had our problems and i always like it say thank god for louisiana. and -- >> for both of us all. and the -- the -- i think that what i would -- was struck by was how many people i knew who as kids or young adults have worked for bobby kennedy's campaign and who ended

here is a story about teddy and his mother, the aforementioned rose kennedy. hey are in mclean, va., and he lost the caucus. he was on the phone about losing the iowa caucus. "that's all right, teddy dear, i am sure you will work hard. teddy, do you know that nice blue sweater i give you a christmas time? >have you warn it? -- worn it? if you have not morning, can you send it back because i have one here that is just as nice and not nearly as expensive." his parents. >> i think the most interesting parts about his parents are about his father. everyone for a long period of time put rose kennedy on a rightful pedestal. in a certain extent, his dad is the one he truly loved, as well. everyone but told him to talk about his parents isolationism. he said he was too young to understand his father's isolationism. "in some region of my mind, he remains eternally and solely my dad." he counters the idea that his father pushed him into this or that. he kissed him when he came home for school, made his games at harvard. when he was running for the senate, i felt the full

teddy kennedy has gotten off the map in the democratic race, he won new york, connecticut. the next primary is wisconsin and he is searching and looks like he might beat carter again in this primary. president carter goes on national television that very morning to announce a quote on quote major breakthrough in a lot of you remember and he unexpectedly wins the wisconsin primary at that time people thought kennedy might pull it off. and there was no major breakthrough or an explanation of why there was no major breakthrough and i still remember david, of "the washington post," wrote a piece, column e fisa reading the president and basically accusing him of no uncertain terms he was using the plight of the hostages to advance his political fortunes and a actually there was data that came out in

teddy kennedy has gotten off the mat in the democratic party primaries.s won new york and cohn. -- connecticut. the next primary is wisconsin. and he's surging and it looks like he might be beat carter on this primary. carter goes on national television that morning to announce a, quote-unquote, major breakthrough. a lot of you will remember. he unexpectedly wins the wisconsin primary at a time when people thought kennedy might pull it off. there was no major breakthrough. and there was never an explanation of why there was there wasn't a major breakthrough. and i still remember david broder, the grand old man of the "washington post," wrote a piece -- a column just eviscerating the president and basically accusing him in no uncertain terms that he was using the plight of the hostages to advance his political fortunes. and that actually there was polling data that came out in october of 1980 that said the american people by the vast majority said if we had to make any concessions, whatsoever, to the iranians, to get the hostages back it would be better fo

teddy, dear ." >> history is replete with stories of both kennedy's, specifically the ambassador, joseph kennedy, and you would read stories about him and say oh, jesus. ted had a norris and lasting love for his parents. here is a story about teddy and his mother, rose kennedy. he was in virginia and had lost the iowa caucuses. he came on the phone to tell his mother, and she said that is all right, i am sure you work hard and it will get better. then she said, teddy, do you know that nice blue sweater i gave a christmas time? he said it was a turtle neck with a small pocket on the front that had been made in france. >> have you wanted? >> i am not sure i have worn it. is there something special about it? i just got the bill for it and it is $220. if you have not worn it, send it back, because i have another one here that has not been warned. -- has not been worn. >> everybody has put rose kennedy on a pedestal, but what he does here, his dad was the one that he truly loved as well. i am sure everybody told him he had to talk about his father and what he did during world war ii. he says he was to

had told him he was tired of runging on the family name, so he was going to change his name from teddy kennedyo teddy roosevelt. [laughter] >> you know, the one funny thing about the name is because he was born on february 22, jack, his older brother, wanted to call him george washington kennedy. >> that's the 200th anniversary of george washington's birth. amazing coincidence. >> so let's, before we close out, and we have a few questions from the audience, who we'll get to, let's bring it right up to today. e.j. dionne, you first met barack obama in 1997, the only member of the legislature not indicted out there. [laughter] do you think -- >> and what's wrong with that? >> do you think that any part of senator kennedy's endorsement of barack obama for president was rooted in the possibility that he heard his brother's voice in barack obama? >> that's really interesting question. you mentioned -- i always say i'm from massachusetts. we have mad our problems in this sphere. i always like to say thak god for louisiana. >> for both of us. >> for the sake of us all. >> consist kids and young adult

these works of the kingdom were daily concerns of the public life of teddy kennedy.tically more complex than the society in which jesus spoke these words. our hope, our confident christian hope is that the fruits of his work as a political and public figure at well-prepared m for god's kingdom. as we together reflect upon his life, the choice of this incredible basilican church as the place for his funeral, provides a fitting context for our thoughts and prayers. this basilica reminds us of two important aspects of the senator's life and work. first, we come to know in the days since his death bed when critical illness threatens his own daughter, he came to this place daily to pray. he came here, like generations before him, seeking the healing hand of god. we are reminded that the most public personalities also lived a very personal existence. this church was the place of private prayer

these works of the kingdom were daily concerns of the public life of teddy kennedy.abric of his mind, heart, and hands as he saw to realize them in a society dramatically more complex than the society in which jesus spoke these words. our hope, our confident christian hope is that the fruits of his work as a political and public figure at well-prepared m for god's kingdom. as we together reflect upon his life, the choice of this incredible basilican church as the place for his funeral, provides a fitting context for our thoughts and prayers. this basilica reminds us of two important aspects of the senator's life and work. first, we come to know in the days since his death bed when critical illness threatens his own daughter, he came to this place daily to pray. he came here, like generations before him, seeking the healing hand of god. we are reminded that the most public personalities also lived a very personal existence. this church was the place of private prayer for a public man. second, this church sits in the midst of neighborhoods where the important issues th

there's only one in three chance that are talking about me -- who does that damn kennedy think he is"." [laughter] to teddyne, kara and i, we will remember him as a loving and devoted father, and in the 1980 campaign, might that often quoted robert frost at the conclusion of every stumps speech to indicate that he had to go onto another political event. he would paraphrase the line from "the road less traveled." "the woods were lovely dark and deep, and i have promises to keep and miles to go before i sleep and miles to go before i sleep." well, dad, you have kept that promise both literally and figuratively to be your brothers' keeper. now, it is time for you to rest in peace. may your spirit live forever in our hearts, and as you challenged us so many times before, make your dreams for a better and just america never die. i love you, dad, and you will always live in my heart forever. [applause] >> your eminence, vicki, kara, ed wood, patrick, caroline, members of the kennedy family, distinguished guests, and fellow citizens, today we say goodbye to the youngest child of rose and joseph kennedy. the world