Word: ajemian
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...penetrate Kennedy's private reserve, Washington Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian met with him in two settings where the Senator is most at ease: his small hideaway office in the Capitol, once occupied by Brother. Jack, and the library at his McLean, Va., home. Ajemian also drew upon insights into Kennedy developed over 16 years of covering him, first for LIFE and later for TIME...
...Says Ajemian, "I've sensed how to decipher Kennedy's spare offerings on questions about his own psychology. The incomplete sentences and body language, the voice up or trailing, the eye restless or alive." Concludes Ajemian: "John was more open than his brothers. Bobby took things more personally. Ted is more cautious...
...does Kennedy want to run for President now, when he could have waited until 1984, as some supporters urged him to do? Kennedy circled the question carefully in an interview with TIME Washington Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian. The Senator was wary of sounding too self-serving, but he soon raised a point that he rarely discusses. "Because I'm ready now," he said, looking straight ahead. "I've made my own record. I'm a man of the Senate, and I can be judged on that." He explained that it was important to him personally that he put some distance...
TIME's Robert Ajemian recently joined Ted and Patrick for dinner at Kennedy's home. His report: he Senator stood in the bedroom, dressing for a night swim and needling Patrick about the cold pool waiting outside. Kennedy slipped off the canvas back brace he usually wears under his suit, put on his khaki trunks and flipped on a small color TV set. Suddenly Jimmy Carter's face appeared on the screen, speaking of politics and 1980. Kennedy, his arms folded and a hand at his mouth, watched intently, never moving. As Carter spoke, the son looked back and forth...
...shows that he stands fourth among Republicans, well behind Front Runner Ronald Reagan. One of his difficulties is that some Republicans think he still lacks legitimacy and are embarrassed to support him openly. "There are still a lot of myths about me," Connally told TIME Washington Bureau Chief Robert Ajemian. "I've got to clear them up." But his ability to excite crowds and raise money causes many political experts to believe that if he can surmount those "myths," the tall Texan is the most formidable Republican challenger for the presidency. Richard Nixon himself phones occasionally to offer encouragement...