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those of us who spent our career in uniform will be eternally grateful. he was a counselor to presidents and adviser to the senior military officers. he will inspire for many years to come and we will miss him but we will always be grateful to him for his example of life towards his family towards the country and towards humanity. thank you. [applause] different perspective than today s speakers since i was not one of jack s colleagues on the hill. but for nearly a quarter of a century i worked with him from the executive branch focusing on the great national security challenges our country faced. from our earliest contacts, i will always remember and be grateful for jack s personal efforts on behalf of the afghan resistance fighting the soviets, as jerry lewis talked about. efforts to help bring about the collapse of an evil empire and bring about the end of the cold war. over the last three or so years, i had the opportunity to work with jack on defense department appropria
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during this very serious time and i think he would want that is the humor of ted kennedy because he often use humor to neutralize anger and differences. the most dramatic example, we had a stalker, and most of them were harmless people who would come to the kennedy office because they knew the kennedys would help them. we had a fellow who showed up several times, not very big guy, maybe 35. he would stand and lean against the wall across the hall. well, one day i came in about 9:00 and he was sitting in the office carving an apple with a knife, a large pocketknife. and you should have been worried, i guess. should have been worried. i don t know how he got it through security. i called security. they came for him. cuffed him, arrested him, and took him away. the next morning there he was again, not across the hall from the receptionist, but from senator kennedy s office door. i said, senator, he s back, let s get security. don t go out the door. and what was his reactio