The JFK Museum and Library hosted the Ted Kennedy memorial today where his body will lie in repose for the next two days. Shock and Awesome was there, standing on line for what felt like an hour while people wrote novels in the condolence books to the Kennedy family. Passing time while locals told stories about Teds partying ways as if these tales were a Bostonian's badge of honor. The real honor was to have a badass hold their Senate seat for 47 years
Watching the many hundreds wait in in anticipation until the Kennedy motorcade, in full force, arrived at 5pm. No family in American history carries this type of mystique. Maybe Jon and Kate makes eight will one day, but for now...
Prior to the afternoon memorial, we went through the JFK museum. The highlights: The 1960 Nixon Kennedy debate room, the 1960 CBS news election night room, the many confidential papers that were on display, RFKs Attorney General office desk which had so many of his notes and original phone. The lowlights: So little was shown regarding the Bay Of Pigs, The Cuban Missile Crisis, and his assasination. It was almost as if the book hasnt been written on those yet. Know what I mean? I mean the full story. Who did what to whom and how those two issues in Cuba may have affected the evenets of Nov 22 1963 in Dallas. Just a thought.
Check out the show tomorrow. We'll interview a 1980 Ted Kennedy for President campaign staffer as well as some media members who have been covering the Kennedy story in Boston this month.Shock and Awesome www.eastvillageradio.com 10am-12
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