Ted Kennedy is the only person alive who might know more than we do about Chappaquiddick, and he may not. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes alive chappaquiddick kennedy
I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing. Adam Clymer closecurrentthink Change image and share on social
When I came back to Washington to be The Times' chief congressional correspondent in 1991, I was looking for a book subject, and Ted Kennedy stood out for two reasons. Adam Clymer backbookchief Change image and share on social
There's a Washington standard of casually putting things off the record. It's really gone too far. I don't know an easy way to turn it back. Adam Clymer backcasuallyeasy Change image and share on social
My recurring nightmare is that someday I will be faced with a panel: Franklin Roosevelt, John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson all of whom will be telling me everything I got wrong about them. I know that Johnson's out there saying, 'Why is it that what you wrote about the Kennedys is twice as long as the book you wrote about me?' Doris Kearns Goodwin bookfacefranklin share on social
One must remember that in the '70s, Democrats still grasping for Camelot were desperately pinning their hopes on Teddy while Republicans were doing everything they could politically to turn him into a punch line post-Chappaquiddick. And the idea of Ted Kennedy - rather than the actual man - dominated his political legacy through the early '90s. Chuck Todd 70s90sactual share on social
A 'live' show is either alive or not. Free speech is free or it is not. Viewers are free to use their remote or TiVo. Parents are responsible or they are not. Frank Pierson alivefreelive Change image and share on social