kennedy family. across the city the new edward kennedy institute, a lasting legacy of the kennedys in boston. i hate to say it during these tough financial times, but we need to buy some more red paint to extend the freedom trail. i had the privilege of serving in the office of teddy s and grandfather in the office that teddy s grandfather once that teddy s grandfather once . we sat together at fenway park. they called me up one day and said, let s go to the ball game next week. it was a cold night when we decided to go. i said, there are upstairs luxury boxes. he insisted we stay out of the skybox so to be with the people. about a fourth or fifth inning, senator kennedy finally leaned over and said, i love the people. but it is freezing my bottom of. bottom off. [laughter] i will always be thankful he worked so hard to bring the democratic national convention to boston. it has put our city on display for the world. there is reason to spend some much time together. we w
into the house. vikki and i looked at each other, assuming we had to set another unexpected place at the table. instead our mystery guests started to set up a keyboard because teddy had also invited the pianist from the boston pop so we could have proper accompaniment after dinner. and we sang every show tune we knew until the wee hours of the morning. and that was the thing about ted. he was in the same instant larger than life and completely down to earth. his record of achievement and contribution is unrivalled in the united states senate. his humanity, his compassion, his kindness, and in some ways had just as great an impact. a friend of mine told me recently the story of ted s plans to attend the funeral of the late prime minister of israel. the day before he left for jerusalem, he called the white house and asked if it would be appropriate to bring some soil from arlington cemetery. no one knew the answer. so that day he went to the graves of his two brothers and scoop
senator through the years. and of course to vicki, whose love and devotion during their 17 years of marriage was the greatest joy of senator kennedy s life. [applause] and whose care giving these past 15 months was nothing less than heroic and inspirational. our hearts are with all of you. to leave this in a prayer, i invite the father to invite an indication, after which, the boston community chorus will open the celebration by singing god bless america and i hope you ll join them. . . the hope still lives and the dream shall never die. he had his sleeves and wakeful nights. he had his nightmares and yet he dreamt a dream that was trapped of the heart that was a draft of the heart and only his great heart could hold. he gave flesh to that the dream in the noble house of his thought where the sick were healed, the sphere broken, and the stranger welcomed. it is the age-old dream of the profits of the profitphets. there will be a bank would ge there will be a bank with