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August 27th, 2009
06:51 AM ET

Presidential prophecy: 'And the last shall be first'

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On the weekend of his presidential inauguration in 1961, John Kennedy gave Ted, the last born of the Kennedy siblings, an engraved cigarette box.

It read, "And the last shall be first." That was almost 50 years ago. Neither of them knew then in just what ways that prophecy might turn out to be true.

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Filed under: Politics
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  1. Jack, Montauk, NY

    Maria Shriver can carry the Kennedy Legacy on...

    August 28, 2009 at 8:32 am |
  2. Richard Abbey.

    I actually predicted the assassination of JF Kennedy while I was living in Australia at my place of buisiness. This was two days before it happened as with John Lennon two days before. Thoughout life, there has been many scape goats, Oswald was one according to Dean Warwick the intelligence whistleblower, the bullets that hit the President had to come from the front because the footage shows the presidents head being thrown back by the impact. Dean was there and he saw and heard three people running toward him, one shouted, we've done it....we've done it....we've killed the President! the Lockerbie bomber was a scape goat too who had his family threatend to be killed if he didn't admit to the bombing. I have Dean Warwick's coversation to an American journalist before he was shot on stage in 2006. 9/11 "was planned 3 years before it happened," Dean said. Dean was trained to bring down 25 storey buildings with sound waves, working with the Russians & Americans and that is precisely what caused the Twin Towers to turn to dust, sound waves. We must face the facts, it's all about money and power of religion & politics. You can fool some of the people some of the time but not all of the time. So easy to plant a divice in a suitcase on board an aircraft that looks like a bomb but isn't. PAN AM 103 was brought down by a missile, if not why were the FBI on the scene so fast....??

    August 28, 2009 at 6:04 am |
  3. jim vicalvi

    If one were to want to see a story of the Kennedy family it would not be Camelot. Either the Sopranos or even the Godfather would be more accurate. These people used their name and fortune to do whatever, whenever, they wanted to do. And, the liberal media just turned it's head and coughed. How many remember Chappaquiddick? Has any media type gone to interview those people? Marilyn Monroe was only one in a long line for the Kennedy's. Even today, how many Kennedy's have been in rehab? Some, several times. These people were Sllick Willie Clinton's idols. And, now the media has someone new to pander to. The Pied Piper of Washington. Barack Obummer himself. What are his ratings down to now?

    August 27, 2009 at 10:47 am |
  4. ronvan

    His legacy will never be forgotten!

    August 27, 2009 at 9:56 am |
  5. Mike Armstrong TX.

    I never knew there was four Kennedy sons until Jack Cafferty said something about it I guess he diddnt live long enough to get into politics All I remember are the three of them and thoght of them as the three Musketers.

    August 27, 2009 at 8:45 am |
  6. Shelton Radix

    As someone who was born in the 70’s I see this as the end of my fathers era. The era of Martin Luther King Jr, John F Kennedy, Malcolm X, Robert Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, Kwame Nkrumah, Medgar Evers and now Edward Kennedy. These were the men I was raised to admire and emulate. They changed our social conscious and challenged us to be better. Thank you for teaching us to serve Mr. Kennedy and may God grant you a place at the table with all the saints where you can find peace.

    August 27, 2009 at 8:33 am |
  7. Dorothy B Davis

    Hi just wanted to say that John King said that Ted was the third of three sons but Ted is the fourth of four sons. Joseph Jr, John, Robert and Edward (Ted) All great men , all would changed the world in their own way.

    August 27, 2009 at 8:14 am |
  8. Jerry Pope

    The Dream shall never die he often said
    It lives on in the causes he fought for
    and the laws that were passed
    That helped our country proud
    Often he compromised with others of opposite persuasion
    On the important issues of our time he never compromised

    HE FOUGHT FOR HUMAN DIGNITY
    FOR ALL
    HE FOUGHT FOR JUSTICE FOR
    THOSE IN ALL ECONOMIC LEVELS
    HE FOUGHT TO RENEW OUR ENVIRONMENT

    HE LED THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL
    NO MATTER THE PERCEIVED DIFFERENCES
    ALWAYS ENERGETIC TO THE END
    A LIGHT TO ALL THOSE HE MET

    WE HAVE LOST A GREAT LEADER
    A HUMAN OF UNCOMMON DETERMINATION
    ALWAYS AN INSPIRATION WITH ORATORICAL SKILLS
    LIVING LIFE TO THE FULLEST WITH VITALITY
    The hope still lives on
    AND THE DREAM SHALL NEVER DIE

    A foot note here: When he ran for President in 1980, I wrote him with my support, he took the time to write me back, and that I will never forget.

    August 27, 2009 at 7:07 am |
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