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'True Compass'

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'True Compass'

Published: Fri, 18 Sep 2009

Description: Shocking revelations in Ted Kennedy's memoir

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" Did you know all there is -- much Senator Ted Kennedy well think again senator Kennedy's life in his own words in a new memoir to -- just out. Published just days after he died. Earlier senator Kennedy's lawyer Robert Barnett went on record. -- to compass he's the author. Edward M Kennedy."

" He's not hear him talk about his book sadly he's not here we have moved the publication date on. To September 14 in the hope in the prayer that he would live to see this celebration. Around the block but sadly died the day it arrived at his house."

" Us begin shipping about the book for me is it. I wasn't but it actually wasn't particularly in Syria I thought that I knew everything you know ideally the story's been around and in the media since today that he would know enough -- Didn't -- this book and there was so much I didn't know."

" Right in the amazing thing about their lot amazing thing about this book and I'm biased I think it's a wonderful -- anybody over thirty has lit. Events. The death. -- Joe junior K assassination. Of Jack Kennedy assassination of Robert Kennedy and senator Kennedy's plane crash the death of -- John junior we've lived through those we've watched them. But for the first time we hear in this book in his own voice. The account by the person who actually live there. He's never spoken about most of these things he writes candidly and completely not all of them so while we all know the events. We don't know the inside story the candid story of how it felt."

" Well the -- for not a Kennedy fan it's a great read the great music great Cashman tell and in terms of telling the story. Tommy and I talked about we -- its. I might want to live fair to -- get punishments for sustained in the closet he goes in the closet to stand their decision discovers a sister Jean she's -- state in the closet he's."

" I know there have -- his humorous terrific and there's a lot of sadness in the book but ultimately there's a lot of joy and humor in the book my two favorites -- his mother who was obviously a wonderful character. Who died in I think was -- 104. And when she was about a 101 needs to go and see her every weekend that he could at Hyannis. And one weekend he was up there I think she was -- 101 and she was in a wheelchair he was going not to play tennis and she stopped -- she said Teddy. Are you sure that your -- I've been looking for my everywhere. And the other one I love she gave him for some occasion holiday a blue sweater. And a couple weeks later she called -- Teddy if you warn that -- yes and he says no I have a -- I love -- it's terrific she said. Well I wondered if -- send it back I just got the bill and that's more than I wanted to pay. Everybody's mother you relate to the."

" They -- also led the story about when he when he went up to escape of the Democratic National Convention and give this plays very sick last summer. And ended the Indian betting that the hospital -- for the night the TX it's progressive Democrat Patrick mentioned what I wouldn't say about the doctors -- He was."

" Analysis of the medical situation and it was pretty difficult it was kidney stones and of course he was. He was battling cancer and he -- jacks in the writing of this added -- that. And I looked around and all the doctors were named Larry now that's a sense of humor."

" Can't hit either three Larry said we're working -- Exactly leaves a book effort to discuss -- they -- the parts that have developed personal parts so where he -- visit prospective. But found that the death of John F. Kennedy junior. What horrible. Impact that way it."

" And and as we all watched him know we all did because he's -- focused -- media attention who once he has. Brother Jack was lost once is brought her body was lost that country. He became a much effectively the father of all those children and dozens of nieces and nephews. Who looked to him as their father figure and my sense was when he from reading the book and from talking to -- over the years. When he suffered these losses he got solace. From those kids from the family and of course -- kids too which became a big part of his family. And if you saw him in the shots that we all saw during that funeral weekend if him on the ball. It was always with those nieces and nephews and sons and daughter and grandchildren and so it was a family story to."

" But it's get candid that point two rock. But also there's some good laughs out of this and then. I've I had fun read I meant I learned things that I never dreamed then that haven't learned and what I wanna know is can -- endorsed my greatest book club now. Buckle up let's -- those -- diplomacy access anywhere on I thought thank you very much thank you granite."

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