departed friend, their final hope, and wondered why a man must die to be a hero and whether we honor only those our own selfish hearts destroy. this is the reception room, and sean is talking to joan kennedy, ted kennedy's wife. i'm there in the background talking with someone on the phone. sean, as usual, was very well dressed, sartorial splendor was one of his attributes. we had the election for edward kennedy to become majority whip in the senate. and this is the moment we got word that he won. there's sean in the background. right here is the senator addressing all of us. sean is standing in the doorway smiling at him. he supported the issues that senator kennedy was supportive