The End Of A Dynasty (DER SPIEGEL on Ted Kennedy)

[Call Me Wesley]

With the Death of Ted Kennedy, Camelot Has Collapsed

By Marc Pitzke and Marc Hujer (DER SPIEGEL) 08/27/2009


The Kennedy brothers, John F. Kennedy, left, Robert Kennedy, and Ted Kennedy, right, in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts.

The United States had no need for royalty when it had the Kennedys -- a legendary dynasty whose highs and lows gripped the nation. With the passing of Ted Kennedy, the clan has lost its last great figure.

The party was about to begin but there was no sign of the host. A tent had been erected, the buffet was prepared. For appetizers there were pieces of mozzarella with yellow and red cherry tomatoes, though no one dared touch them.

It was Saturday, May 17, 2008 and the waiting guests at the Kennedy clan's compound at Hyannis Port on Cape Cod were puzzled and slowly becoming impatient. Tom Brady, the football star with the New England Patriots was there, as was the former world record sprinter Carl Lewis and a few big donors. There was plenty to eat, but no one was there to greet the guests.

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