Say what you want about the Kennedy family (and being a Mass native & lifelong resident, I have a lot to say), but they were absolute masters of connecting with the common man. People loved them because there was always this sense that at any moment they could stroll through your front door with a bag of groceries just when the bills were getting tight.
MoonlaceBramble on
Beautiful to see a time when politicians actually went out and met people face to face like this. Feels like a different world.
dogbytes on
I met him and Jackie in WI Feb of 1960.
Anonymoustard on
Had addison’s disease and couldn’t climb those stairs.
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Say what you want about the Kennedy family (and being a Mass native & lifelong resident, I have a lot to say), but they were absolute masters of connecting with the common man. People loved them because there was always this sense that at any moment they could stroll through your front door with a bag of groceries just when the bills were getting tight.
Beautiful to see a time when politicians actually went out and met people face to face like this. Feels like a different world.
I met him and Jackie in WI Feb of 1960.
Had addison’s disease and couldn’t climb those stairs.
I believe this is somewhere in Appalachia