Week of August 31, 2009
News Item: Nicknamed the “Lion of the Senate,” Edward “Ted” Kennedy, the youngest son of the famed Kennedy family, died at the age of 77 after a fifteen month battle with brain cancer. (This comes a few weeks after the death of one of his sisters, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.) He is known by many for his work on immigration, civil rights, and public services legislation, health care reform, and in getting President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act passed by Congress. Some of the darker moments of his life include the assassinations of his two brothers, his near-death plane crash in 1964, and the Chappaquiddick Island incident. Listed here are titles on the Kennedy family.
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The Bridge at Chappaquiddick
By Jack Olsen. Little, Brown, 1970
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 O4
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Kennedys
By Steven D. Strauss. Marie Butler-Knight, 2000
Call Number: Available online via NetLibrary
Death at Chappaquiddick
By Thomas L. Tedrow and Richard L. Tedrow. Green Hill Publishers, 1976
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 T43
The Education of Edward Kennedy: A Family Biography
By Burton Hersh. Morrow, 1972
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 H4
Edward Kennedy and the Camelot Legacy
By James MacGregor Burns. Norton, 1976
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 B87 1976
Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography
By Adam Clymer. Morrow, 1999
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 C59 1999
The Fitzgeralds and the Kennedys
By Doris Kearns Goodwin. Simon and Schuster, 1987
Call Number: DT274 .F58 G66 1987
Hostage to Fortune: The Letters of Joseph P. Kennedy
Edited by Amanda Smith. Viking, 2001
Call Number: E748 .K376 A4 2001
Iron Rose: The Story of Rose Fitzgerald and Her Dynasty
By Cindy Adams and Susan Crimp. Dove Books, 1995
Call Number: E748 .K378 .A23 1995 (At Jupiter)
The Kennedy Curse: Why America’s First Family Has Been Haunted by Tragedy for 150 Years
By Edward Klein. St. Martin’s Press, 2003
Call Number: E843 .K58 2003
The Kennedy Family and the Story of Mental Retardation
By Edward Shorter. Temple University Press, 2000
Call Number: HV3006 .A4 S65 2000
The Kennedy Men: 1901-1963: The Laws of the Father
By Laurence Leamer. Wm. Morrow, 2001
Call Number: E748 .K376 L43 2001 (At Jupiter and Treasure Coast)
The Kennedy Neurosis
By Nancy Gager Clinch. Grosset & Dunlap, 1973
Call Number: E843 .C54 1973
The Kennedy Scandals & Tragedies
By Ann James. Publications International, 1991
Call Number: E843 .J353 1991
The Kennedy Women: The Saga of an American Family
By Laurence Leamer. Villard Books, 1994
Call Number: E843 .L43 1994
The Kennedys: America’s Emerald Kings
By Thomas Maier. Basic Books, 2003
Call Number: E843 .M35 2003
The Kennedys: A New York Times Profile
Edited by Gene Brown. Arno Press, 1980
Call Number: E843 .K494
The Kennedys: An American Drama
By Peter Collier and David Horowitz. Summit Books, 1984
Call Number: E843 .C65 1984
Kennedys: Stories of Life and Death from an American Family
Edited by Clint Willis. Thunder’s Mouth Press, 2001
Call Number: E842.1 .K46 2001 (At Treasure Coast)
The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940
By Will Swift. Smithsonian Books, 2008
Call Number: E748 .K376 S84 2008
The Last Kennedy
By Robert Sherrill. Dial Press, 1976
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 S55
Rose: The Life and Times of Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
By Charles Higham. Pocket Books, 1995
Call Number: E748 .K378 H54 1995
Rose Kennedy and Her Family: The Best and Worst of Their Lives and Times
By Barbara Gibson and Ted Schwarz. Carol Pub. Group, 1995
Call Number: E748 .K378 G52 1995
Sarge: The Life and Times of Sargent Shriver
By Scott Stossel. Smithsonian Books, 2004
Call Number: E840.8 .S525 S37 2004
The Secret Plot to Make Ted Kennedy President: Inside the Real Watergate Conspiracy
By Geoff Shepard. Sentinel, 2008
Call Number: E860 .S53 2008
The Senator: My Ten Years with Ted Kennedy
By Richard E. Burke. St. Martin’s Press, 1992
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 B86 1992
Senator Ted Kennedy
By Theo Lippman. Norton, 1976
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 L56 1976
The Senatorial Privilege: The Chappaquiddick Cover-Up
By Leo Damore. 1988
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 D27 1988
The Shadow President: Ted Kennedy in Opposition
By Burton Hersh. Steerforth Press, 1997
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 H43 1997 (At Treasure Coast)
The Sins of the Father: Joseph P. Kennedy and the Dynasty He Founded
By Ronald Kessler. Warner Books, 1996
Call Number: E748 .K376 K47 1996
Sons & Brothers: The Days of Jack and Bobby Kennedy
By Richard D. Mahoney. Arcade Pub., 1999
Call Number: E842.1 .M34 1999
Ted Kennedy, Triumphs and Tragedies
By Lester David. Grosset & Dunlap, 1972
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 D3
Ted Kennedy, Profile of a Survivor: Edward M. Kennedy after Bobby, after Chappaquiddick, and after Three Years of Nixon
By William H. Honan. Quadrangle Books, 1972
Call Number: E840.8 .K35 H6 1972
The Torch Is Passed: The Kennedy Brothers & American Liberalism
By David Burner and Thomas R. West. Brandywine Press, 1984
Call Number: E842.1 .B87 1992
Triumph and Tragedy: The Story of the Kennedys
Edited by Sidney C. Moody, Jr. Morrow, 1968
Call Number: E843 .A7
Watching George W. Bush at the funeral of Teddy Kennedy on Saturday was, to say the very least, amusing. It’s always great fun to witness the members of the vast right wing conspiracy confronted head-on with the theological flaws that are inherent in their philosophy. Watching that event with my pal, Kevin Swanwick, we both were mesmerized and just slightly overjoyed to be reminded yet again that the basic tenets of Liberalism are in perfect harmony with our Christianity – our Catholicism: feed the hungry, shelter the poor and clothe the naked. Oh, how I wish the camera would have cut to Bush’s face the moment he was confronted with the most famous line (and justly so) from the Gospel according to Matthew:
“I tell you this: whatever you did to the least of these brothers of mine, you did to me.”
Jesus of Nazareth
One can only imagine how uncomfortable that passage from the scriptures must have made him feel. Or how about the Sermon on the Mount?
“Blessed are the peace makers
For they shall be called Sons of God.”
I imagine being confronted with the words of Jesus Christ might make old George just a tad uneasy. The prayers that were offered up by the youngest members of the Kennedy clan, in Teddy’s own words, were the most touching part of the entire day:
“That human beings be measured not by what they cannot do. That quality health care becomes a fundamental right and not a privilege. That old policies of race and gender die away. That newcomers be accepted, no matter their color or place of birth. That the nation stand united against violence, hate and war. That the work begins anew, and the dream lives on. We pray to the Lord.”
Lord hear our prayer.
After the mass had ended, and Kevin and I headed into town to get a cup of coffee, I was almost stunned by the good cheer I felt. Ted Kennedy’s funeral was truly a joyous event. Truth be told, it was damned-near therapeutic! The politics of joy as opposed to the politics of fear. There ain’t nothin’ like it in the world, Baby!
The stark contrasts between the ideals of the Progressive movement and the right wing’s backwards and greedy ideology were out in public Saturday for all to compare and contrast at Our Lady of Perpetual Comfort Church in Boston. The differences were so obvious, you could not have missed them had you tried.
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