President Carter - "Losing My Religion for Equality"

[maddiemom]

63. True that. No two men could be more different than Ted and Jimmy, but Kennedy was a brilliant polit

and the Dems could really use a bunch like him now. Carter is the epitome of what our leaders SHOULD be. I well remember being a junior high kid, passing out literature for JFK when he was stumping across the country. My mom was one of the few active Democrats in our very Republican town and was up on stage with Jack, hosting him. Ted was wandering around down in the crowd seeking out the kids, too young to vote, but working for his brother. There was no shortage of "Kennedy Girls," even though their parents were definitely voting for Nixon. "Teddy" shook my hand, as he did many others, and said, "I'm Jack's brother, Ted. Thank you for helping us out." A few years later. I saw Bobby in a D.C. parade, so personally saw the three existing Kennedy brothers, although only actually meeting Ted. That sort of political interaction has no longer existed for a very long time.