Camelot

The election and the candidacy of Barack Obama has reminded a lot of people of the the 1960 race. My dad mentions the hope that JFK brought. "You've no idea of the hope he brought," he'll say. One thing he mentions almost as much is the admiration he had for Bobby. The showdown with Jimmy Hoffa really struck him. Here was a man who would stand up to anybody. He would do whatever it took to the right thing. It is a regret of his that Ted Kennedy never secured the nomination.

Will any family ever have such influence over American politics again? The Bushes do not count. The son was unworthy. The three Kennedys could all have been great. I just wish I had been alive to see them in action.