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What Did Teddy Know About JFK's Assassination?
By Sally Denton - Politics DailyMelinda, I'm as curious as you are to read what Ted Kennedy writes about poor Mary Jo, but I am more excited that "True Compass," the late senator's memoir, will tell us what Teddy ultimately came to believe about the violence that plagued his family and its dark source. As the last surviving son, Teddy was forced at 36 to become patriarch and guardian of its legacy and, like his two older brothers, ascended to his ranking position encumbered by his father's secrets. ...
Teddy Kennedy's Memoir: He Spent His Life Atoning for Kopechne's Death
By Melinda Henneberger - Politics Daily"Atonement is a process that never ends.'' – Edward M. Kennedy in his forthcoming memoir, "True Compass.'' Even the quick summary of Teddy Kennedy's new memoir in Thursday's New York Times contains about 12 different headlines. But because we all, like the book's author, are only human, the absolute top of the news from the 532-page tome is that Kennedy says he barely knew poor Mary Jo Kopechne, and had not been carrying on with her on the night she died, or any other time. ...
Kennedy Memoir: Chappaquiddick Actions 'Inexcusable'
By Cliff Foster - Politics DailyThe late Sen. Edward Kennedy expressed remorse over the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, said he accepted the findings of the Warren Commission, and told Bill Clinton he would stand by him after the former president confessed to his affair with Monica Lewinsky, according to Kennedy's soon-to-be released memoir. The New York Times obtained a copy of the 532-page book, "True Compass," scheduled to be published Sept. 14. In it, Kennedy, who died Aug. 25 at age 77, talked about his battle against the brain cancer that claimed his life and his "self-destructive drinking." Among other issues cited by ...
Kennedy Memoir Already a Bestseller Even Before September Release
By Emily Miller - Politics DailySen. Ted Kennedy's $8 million memoir, "True Compass," is being rushed for release on Sept. 14. The publisher, Hachette Book Group, plans to send 1.5 million copies to bookstores. According to pre-release orders by online booksellers, the Kennedy book is already a bestseller. "True Compass" was originally slated for publication in 2010. Hachette moved up the release date to this October after Kennedy was diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer. Three weeks ago, the publisher decided to again move up publication to mid-September. The manuscript was only just completed "earlier this summer," a ...
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