An Obama Mystique?
January 30, 2008 at 1:36 pm
America is poised to elect its first sitting U.S. Senator as president since John F. Kennedy in 1960.
Kennedy has been in the news a lot lately because of Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton.
We’ll know on Super Tuesday how much of a difference that endorsement made.
Until then, it’s worth noting some additional Kennedy symbolism.
Ted Kennedy, the third-longest serving U.S. Senator ever, endorsed freshman Obama at American University. Turns out, AU holds an important place in Kennedy lore. It was at AU that John Kennedy gave his famous June 10, 1963 commencement address, otherwise known as the nuclear test ban treaty speech: “As Americans, we find communism profoundly repugnant as a negation of personal freedom and dignity.”
The question Feb. 5 will answer: Can Camelot — and American University — still inspire greatness?
Politics Presidential Election political trivia Barack Obama
Mike Panetta said,
June 19, 2008 @ 9:49 am
“Can Camelot — and American University — still inspire greatness?”
Yes and Yes.