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August 26, 2009 Who Will Carry On The Kennedy Torch?Posted: 12:15 PM ET
By Don Aucoin via Boston Globe Sooner or later, every political dynasty faces this question: Who are we now? With the death of its patriarch, that moment has arrived for the Kennedy family. And so a clan that, no less than the Adamses, the Roosevelts, and the Bushes, has been defined by the public offices it held must set a future course without the compass and standard-bearer for its political tradition, Senator Edward M. Kennedy. It would be premature to declare an end to that tradition – speculation is rampant that the senator’s nephew, former US Representative Joseph P. Kennedy 2d, or widow, Victoria Reggie Kennedy, would run for his seat – but some observers predict a quiet transformation in the family’s identity now that its charismatic leader is gone. “I have a feeling that many of them are going to opt for making contributions in fields other than politics,’’ said Philip W. Johnston, chairman of the board of the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice & Human Rights and former head of the Massachusetts Democratic Party. “They believe that there are many ways to make a contribution, and one doesn’t need to be in elective office to make a difference in the world.’’ To a large extent, that path is already being trodden by many of Kennedy’s two-dozen-plus nieces and nephews, who – with their uncle’s encouragement – have fanned out across the nonprofit, charitable, or private sectors. Filed under: Kennedy
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