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