Kennedy biographer Adam Clymer on the private depth of the family patriarch’s Catholic faith, including his regular attendance of noontime Mass and how as a divorcee, it pained him to be refused Communion.
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His Final Health-Care Push
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His Birthday Concert
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Grilling Obama's Nominee
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Still Serving America
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A Last Pitch for His Team
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A Rift Healed?
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Passing the Torch
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At the White House
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His Beloved Boat
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In Hyannis Port
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A Private Goodbye
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Absent from Eunice's Funeral
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A Sad Farewell
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