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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Letter From The Publisher, Nov. 5, 1979 | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Harrell, 57, is a white-haired former millionaire (mausoleums, real estate) with a radio preacher's voice and the affable manner of a small-town politician. He founded the league's progenitor, the Christian Conservative Churches of America, two decades ago, between a bout with lymph cancer (he won) and his 1960 campaign to be one of Illinois' U.S. Senators (he lost). Shortly after he built this ersatz Mount Vernon-as a tribute to his beloved George Washington and a home for his family of nine-federal agents battered down the gate with an armored personnel carrier...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: Festival of the Fed-Up | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...good for too long. We're soft and we're weak. We're going to be chastised. We're going to be invaded and lose two-thirds of our territory, half our population. We're going to see blood and guts strewn all over this country. We'll be lucky if we have two more years...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Illinois: Festival of the Fed-Up | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

...aboard his 25-ft. Wianno Senior Victura. Wearing shorts and a T shirt, he jovially bellows orders at his crew, usually Nephew Joe and Son Patrick. Kennedy likes to win and often does. After the races, there is more fishing, more swimming, more tennis (in Washington, he plays doubles two or three times a week; his back does not permit singles). Opponents describe him as having a solid serve and playing aggressively...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Challenge | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

Dinner is a family affair, with Kennedy, a meat-and-potatoes man, sometimes acting as chef. A favorite: steaks with lots of Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper. He drinks wine with his meals and takes a Scotch and soda or two at night. After dinner he often plays charades or other parlor games with the children until about 9:30, when he turns to his attache case for bedtime reading...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Kennedy Challenge | 11/5/1979 | See Source »

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