Political Quotes

“the Kennedy family has a long, proud, and enduring legacy of public service. Senator Kennedy's father, Joseph, served as Ambassador to the Court of St. James, and we all know how he encouraged his children to pursue public service, and public service they pursued. John Kennedy, of course, became a Senator and then President. Robert Kennedy served as Attorney General and then as a Senator. Today, younger generations of the family are adding to this record by holding public office and doing noble work in their communities. The Kennedys have made an impact on me. In my office across the hall, I have a letter I received from President John F. Kennedy--he was a Senator who had just been elected President--congratulating me for forming the first Young Democratic organization in the history of Utah State University. I never met President Kennedy, but I can remember when I worked here as a policeman on Capitol Hill driving home by the White House, looking out on the lawn and seeing Macaroni, Caroline's horse. I can remember when I was a Capitol Policeman and President Kennedy had been assassinated. I, of course, knew all the shortcuts through this Capitol, and I took them and walked past his casket. Now, many years later, in the same office that I talked about a minute ago, there is a plaque on the wall announcing that John Kennedy occupied the office from July 13, 1960, when he was nominated for President, until his inauguration in January of 1961.”