The Nation: Disneyland in Camelot?

Just as the passage of time has somewhat diminished John F. Kennedy's reputation, so has it dimmed enthusiasm for the library that is to be built in his name by 1976 in Cambridge, Mass. Gathering in Boston last week to unveil a model of the complex, the Kennedy family faced the unthinkable: a large group of Massachusetts citizens who were plainly unhappy with them. Complained Father Richard Shmaruk, a priest who belongs to a task force that has been reviewing the design: "The aloofness of the complex and its impact on the community could produce a cross between Camelot and...

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