Autobiography of Senator Kennedy

Sep 15, 2009

C-SPAN | Washington Journal

Jonathan Karp talked about his work with the late Senator Ted Kennedy on his book, True Compass: Edward M. Kennedy, a Memoir (Twelve; September 14, 2009). He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Karp participated by remote access from New York City. Libby Casey was the guest host.
Jonathan Karp talked about his work with the late Senator Ted Kennedy on his book, True Compass: Edward M. Kennedy, a Memoir (Twelve; September 14, 2009). He also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. Mr. Karp participated by remote access from New York City. Libby Casey was the guest host.

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:00 Unidentified Speaker "WASHINGTON JOURNAL" CONTINUES.
00:00:07 HOST OUR GUEST, JONATHAN KARP, PUBLISHER OF "12" AND WORKED ON SENATOR TED KENNEDY'S BOOK "TRUE COMPASS:...
00:00:16 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:00:20 HOST HOW THIS WILL COME TOGETHER? DID SENATOR KENNEDY APPROACH YOU? HOW DID IT ALL HAPPEN?
00:00:27 GUEST SENATOR KENNEDY RETAINED ONE OF THE BEST LAWYERS IN WASHINGTON, BOB BARNETT, THAT REPRESENTS MOST...
00:01:24 HOST TELL US ABOUT THE PROCESS. SENATOR KENNEDY TALKED ABOUT EARLY ON HOW HE AND HIS WIFE WOULD READ IT...
00:01:37 GUEST READING IT ALOUD TO EACH OTHER, THAT IS SOMETHING THEY PICKED UP FROM DAVID MCCULLOUGH AND HIS WIFE....
00:03:31 HOST JONATHAN KARP IS THE EDITOR OF "TRUE COMPASS." YOU CAN JOIN THE CONVERSATION. THE FALL LINES -- --...
00:04:05 GUEST I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT HE WANTED HIS MESSAGE OF THE BOOK TO BE, AND THAT IS PERSEVERANCE. HE WANTED...
00:06:00 HOST HE WRITES --
00:06:17 GUEST HE LOVED TO SAIL. HE SAID SELLING IS WHERE THE SPIRIT TO MEET THE PHYSICAL. IT REMINDED HIM OF THE...
00:06:51 HOST A CALLER ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE FROM CHICAGO. CALLER: THE ONE QUESTION -- HOW DID EDWARD KENNEDY AND...
00:08:32 HOST MARIE ON THE INDEPENDENT MIND CALLING FROM NEW YORK. CALLER: I WENT TO MECCA, BASICALLY THAT A LOT...
00:09:10 GUEST I WOULD BE HAPPY TO. THANK YOU. AT WHAT -- ONE POINT I SENT HIM AN E-MAIL AND SAID YOU OFFERED SOMETHING...
00:12:27 GUEST HE WAS READY TO WRITE ABOUT IT. HE TOLD US HE KNEW HE HAD TO, HE WANTED TO. I THINK HE WAS HAUNTED...
00:13:24 HOST HE ALSO TALKED ABOUT ATONEMENT. IS THAT SOMETHING HE TALKS ABOUT WITH YOU?
00:13:31 GUEST IT IS A PROCESS THAT NEVER ENDS, WHICH IS AS IT SHOULD BE.
00:13:38 HOST GREG ON INDEPENDENT LINE FROM SAN DIEGO. CALLER: I STILL AM LOOKING FORWARD TO READING THIS BOOK....
00:14:49 GUEST IT WAS A WARM AND LOVING FRIENDSHIP. THERE WERE NOTES HE QUOTES FROM IN THE BOOK. HE EULOGIZED HER...
00:16:45 HOST TALKING ABOUT THE CLOSE RELATIONSHIP THE FAMILY HAD, THE BROTHERS HAD IN PARTICULAR. LET US LOOK AT...
00:17:13 GUEST I THINK IT WAS A MOMENT THAT WAS STILL VERY REAL AND RAW AND PAINFUL TO HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE....
00:18:51 HOST MARY IS CALLING FROM BRITAIN 10, FLORIDA. -- BRADENTON, FLORIDA. CALLER: I AM DISABLED. I WOULD LIKE...
00:19:12 GUEST YES? CALLER: I WOULD NOT BE AS FAR AS I AM WITH HELP. I HAVE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. DID THEY EVER...
00:19:38 GUEST SENATOR KENNEDY WAS IN WASHINGTON DURING THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON. HE WENT OUTSIDE AND HE SAW THE SPEECH...
00:21:35 HOST THE, BY TWITTER --
00:21:44 GUEST THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION. READ THE CHAPTER "SAIL AGAINST THE WIND" WON ITS ABOUT THE 1980 CAMPAIGN....
00:23:17 HOST 1 HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH PRESIDENT CARTER, HE WRITES --
00:23:28 GUEST HE HAD SERIOUS DISAGREEMENTS WITH PRESIDENT CARTER. ALTHOUGH HE POINTS OUT IN THE BOOK THAT HE VOTED...
00:26:03 HOST JAMES ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE CALLING FROM BOOKER RATON, FLORIDA. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. COLIN TO CORRECT...
00:27:18 GUEST THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. FOR WHATEVER IT IS WORTH, SENATOR KENNEDY SAYS IN THIS BOOK THAT HE THOUGHT...
00:28:02 HOST VICTOR ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE FROM CARLSBAD. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. I WANTED TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL,...
00:30:23 GUEST THANK YOU FOR THAT. YOU KNOW, THERE IS A CHAPTER IN THE BOOK THAT IS A LITTLE BIT ANALOGOUS TO THIS,...
00:32:08 HOST A QUESTIONED BY E-MAIL FROM FORT LAUDERDALE --
00:32:23 GUEST THESE ARE TED KENNEDY'S THOUGHTS AND WORDS AND EXPERIENCES, AND MY JOB AS AN EDITOR WAS TO MAKE SURE...
00:33:33 HOST ON THE REPUBLICAN LINE, CHARLES FROM TYLER, TEXAS. CALLER: 2 POINTS -- SHOULD THE HEALTH CARE BILL...
00:34:38 GUEST I THINK EVERYBODY IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION, AND THAT IS ONE OF THE WONDERFUL ASPECTS OF AMERICAN...
00:34:48 HOST CALLING FROM FORT HOOD, TEXAS.
00:34:53 Unidentified Speaker GOOD MORNING -- SIR, YOU KNOW, I WAS SAD WHEN KENNEDY -- MR. KENNEDY GOT CANCER. AND I AM SO SORRY...
00:35:32 GUEST SENATOR KENNEDY WRITES ON HIS BOOK ON PAGE 29 THAT FOR HIM, THE MOTIVATING FORCE IN HIS LIFE WAS THE...
00:36:31 HOST HE WORKED TOWARD HEALTH CARE REFORM FOR MUCH OF HIS CAREER. HE WROTE THIS ABOUT THE CLINTON YEARS...
00:37:07 GUEST WE DID NOT TALK THAT MUCH ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT WAS AN OUTSIDE THE FRAME OF THE BOOK. WHAT HE DID SAY...
00:37:28 HOST SEEN THAT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, WHEN HIS SON HAD A CANCEROUS TUMOR REMOVED FROM HIS LEG AND HIS OWN...
00:37:40 GUEST HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL FOR SIX MONTHS ON HIS BACK. LBJ CALLED AND SAID, I CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW YOU...
00:38:25 HOST ALEX ON THE INDEPENDENT LINE FROM FLINT, MICHIGAN. CALLER: I'M AN ADMIRER OF THE KENNEDYS AND I REMEMBER...
00:38:58 GUEST THAT IS A LONG STORY. ACTUALLY I WOULD RECOMMEND YOU READ DORIS KERNS GOODWIN, "OF GERALD AND THE...
00:39:11 HOST VICTOR ON THE DEMOCRATS' LINE. CALLER: GOOD MORNING. YOU WOULD A REALLY NICE BOOK AND I AM SO GLAD...
00:40:31 GUEST HE HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHEN HE WAS IN BOARDING SCHOOL, ACTUALLY. IT GOT INTO A FIGHT WITH ANOTHER...
00:41:03 HOST FINALLY, AS YOU TALK TO PEOPLE ABOUT SENATOR KENNEDY, WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE LASTING LEGACY WILL BE?...
00:41:11 GUEST HIS LASTING LEGACY? THERE ARE SO MANY OF THEM. I HOPE THAT IT WILL BE THIS IDEA OF PERSEVERING. AND...
00:42:27 HOST PUBLISHER AND EDITOR IN CHIEF OF "12" AND PUBLISHER AND EDITOR OF SENATOR TED KENNEDY'S BOOK, "TRUE...
00:42:38 GUEST THANK YOU.
00:42:42 HOST WE WILL BE BACK TOMORROW MORNING AT 7:00 A.M. EASTERN TIME. [CAPTIONING PERFORMED BY NATIONAL CAPTIONING...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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