Biden, Clinton and Obama remember Ethel Kennedy at memorial service

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Updated on: October 16, 2024 / 4:18 PM EDT / CBS/AP

Washington — Ethel Kennedy, the widow of Robert F. Kennedy and the mother of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was remembered in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, with a eulogy delivered by President Biden. Former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton also spoke at the service, which was held at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle.

The human rights advocate, mother and grandmother died in her sleep earlier this month after a stroke. She was 96.

Mr. Biden said Kennedy played an "essential role in my life," offering glimpses of their personal relationship. When his first wife and daughter were killed in a car crash in 1972, "she was there," the president said. And when Mr. Biden was elected president in 2020, he received a letter from her that said it gave her great "comfort" to know the country was in his hands. And she always sent a Valentine's Day card.

"I'm not bidin' my time waiting for you, valentine," one such card from her said, Mr. Biden recalled.

The president said Kennedy was full of integrity, empathy, joy and light. And she and Ted Kennedy encouraged him when he was fed up with Congress and wanted to leave the Senate, he said. ..................

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RIP dear lady.


📸 President Biden, President Obama and President Clinton at Ethel Kennedy's funeral today.

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[Devilsun]

1. I wonder if JR spoke?

[riversedge]

2. Do you mean RFK Jr?? per the comments I read (and 2 newspaper articles) it seems RFK Jr did NOT attend

his mothers funeral.
We know the family does not have a good relationship with Rfk jr--and spoke out against him running for President. But I have to admit, it does my heart sad to see that he did not attend his own mothers funeral.

[Oopsie Daisy]

4. Another pox mark on his pathetic and disturbing legacy.

[LuckyLib]

5. He was there with his wife.

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6. Thanks for post.

[Devilsun]

7. What the absolute fuck!

I realized he went off the deep end, but not that far. What an Asshole!

[Devilsun]

8. I googled it an it said he was there with his wife

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3. Kennedy family gathers for Ethel Kennedy's funeral on Cape Cod boston.....

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Kennedy family gathers for Ethel Kennedy's funeral on Cape Cod
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Updated on: October 14, 2024 / 6:22 PM EDT / AP
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/ethel-kennedy-funeral-family-cape-cod/


...............Ethel Kennedy's legacy

...........The Kennedy matriarch, mother to Kathleen, Joseph II, Robert Jr., David, Courtney, Michael, Kerry, Christopher, Max, Douglas and Rory, was one of the last remaining members of a family generation that included President John F. Kennedy. Her family said she had recently enjoyed seeing many of her relatives before falling ill.

A millionaire's daughter who married the future senator and attorney general in 1950, Ethel Kennedy had endured more death by the age of 40, for the whole world to see, than most people would in a lifetime.

She was by Robert F. Kennedy's side when he was fatally shot in the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles on June 5, 1968, just after winning California's Democratic presidential primary. Her brother-in-law had been assassinated in Dallas less than five years earlier.

Ethel Kennedy went on to found the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights soon after her husband's death and advocated for causes including gun control and human rights. She rarely spoke about her husband's assassination...................................

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9. Just look at the reception the Kennedy family gave @POTUS @JoeBiden today.

Chris D. Jackson
@ChrisDJackson
Just look at the reception the Kennedy family gave @POTUS
@JoeBiden
today.

This was a STATEMENT. They love Joe and have always had his back. ♥️

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