8.26.2009

Ted Led


Photo by Doug Mills.

The New York Times offers a lengthy look at the life, career and legacy of Senator Edward Kennedy, of which the following excerpt is taken.

He was a Rabelaisian figure in the Senate and in life, instantly recognizable by his shock of white hair, his florid, oversize face, his booming Boston brogue, his powerful but pained stride. He was a celebrity, sometimes a self-parody, a hearty friend, an implacable foe, a man of large faith and large flaws, a melancholy character who persevered, drank deeply and sang loudly. He was a Kennedy.

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