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The closing of Ted Kennedy's chapter in America's political and cultural life means that, for the first time perhaps, the real measure of the Kennedy legacy can finally be taken. John, Robert, and Ted Kennedy's individual stories can now be seen as essentially one, with each brother striving to fulfill the interrupted promise of the brother before. How did the brothers pass the family torch to each other? And who carries the torch forward now? Vincent Bzdek compellingly answers these questions and much, much more. Praise for The Kennedy Legacy: "Washington Post news editor and features writer Bzdek. . .delineates [the story] succinctly and compellingly. . . Bzdek does a fine job."--Kirkus "Vincent Bzdek is a superb writer and terrific researcher. He's gotten to the heart of what made the Kennedy brothers such a powerful force in American politics." --Tom Cronin, author of The Paradoxes of the American Presidency

Vincent Bzdek is the news editor and a features writer at The Washington Post. He has also written for The Wall Street Journal, Wired Magazine, The Denver Post, and is the author of Woman of the House. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Acknowledgments	p. vi
Prologue: The Last Hurrah	p. 1
Joe, Jack, Bobby and Teddy
The Blowtorch	p. 15
An Army of Mothers	p. 25
A Letter from Joe	p. 37
Jack, Bobby and Teddy
The Sweet-and-Sour Brother Act	p. 57
The Kennedy Generation	p. 71
Let Us Begin	p. 85
Ted's Turn	p. 99
Bobby and Ted
Brothers in Arms	p. 115
The Impossible Dream	p. 129
Ted
The Reluctant Patriarch	p. 145
The Torchbearer	p. 155
A Camelot Too Far	p. 171
The Minotaur	p. 185
Four Funerals and a Wedding	p. 199
His Finest Hour	p. 215
The Fight of His Life	p. 227
Epilogue: The Dream Lives On	p. 241
Notes	p. 257
Index	p. 269
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"Joe would often serve as a surrogate parent, filling in as enforcer and role model during the frequent absences of Joe Sr. and Rose. Jack would act as the family’s detached observer, commenting and dissecting the proceedings as much as participating in them. Bobby was the fierce-willed altar boy, fighting for every scrap of ground he could get with a kind of messianic zeal, and Ted was the roll-with-the-punches guy. In short, Joe Jr. was the family’s star, Jack its wit, Bobby its soul, and Ted its laugh . . . Joe Sr. genuinely expected all four sons to be president. He gloated when they were children that he would outdo the Adams family, which only had two presidents." – fromThe Kennedy Legacy

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The Kennedy Legacy Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled

The Kennedy Legacy Jack, Bobby and Ted and a Family Dream Fulfilled

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