Teddy Reveals All, Almost
Adam Clymer is a former Chief Washington Correspondent of the New York Times and author of Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography.
Kennedy biographer Adam Clymer on True Compass' revelations (Lyndon Johnson blamed the FBI for JFK's death) and omissions (Chappaquiddick's effect on his career).
Teddy Recollects
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The history of the Kennedys is one of America's most storied-and most tragic. The Daily Beast looks at some of the most famous, infamous, and quieter moments from Ted Kennedy's new memoir, True Compass, and how he handled them.
10 Touching Tributes from the Kennedy Services
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Friends and family gathered in Boston this weekend to honor Ted Kennedy with stories of the senator's fierce determination. Watch tributes from those who knew him best.
Appoint Real People, Not Saints
Philip K. Howard, a lawyer, is the author of Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans From Too Much Law, just released by W.W. Norton, and the bests-elling The Death of Common Sense. He is chairman of Common Good and advises leaders of both parties on legal and regulatory reform.
Obama named two deputy Treasury secretaries yesterday, but our confirmation process has left key positions unfilled just when we need leadership most.
The Ted Kennedy I Knew
Chris Matthews, host of MSNBC’S Hardball and The Chris Matthews Show, has written five bestsellers, including Kennedy & Nixon: The Rivalry that Shaped Postwar America.
The MSNBC host says a new biography reveals what made Kennedy the greatest US senator of modern times-and why he never dropped the torch.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Leslie H. Gelb, a former New York Times columnist and senior government official, is author of Power Rules: How Common Sense Can Rescue American Foreign Policy (HarperCollins 2009), a book that shows how to think about and use power in the 21st century. He is president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Lloyd Grove is editor at large for The Daily Beast. He is also a frequent contributor to New York magazine and was a contributing editor for Condé Nast Portfolio. He wrote a gossip column for the New York Daily News from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, he wrote the Reliable Source column for the Washington Post, where he spent 23 years covering politics, the media, and other subjects.
Jacob Bernstein is a senior reporter at The Daily Beast. Previously, he was a features writer at WWD and W Magazine. He has also written for New York magazine, Paper, and The Huffington Post.
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