Associate Editor Frank Merrick first met Edward Moore Kennedy in 1962, when Kennedy, then 30, made his initial bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate and Merrick was reporting for the Holyoke, Mass., Transcript-Telegram. In the next 17 years Merrick often wrote about the Massachusetts Senator, tracing his career as one of history's most famous noncandidates. Now in this week's cover story, Merrick has Kennedy off and running at last as a formidable presidential candidate.
Despite all the press coverage that Kennedy attracts, the Senator remains an enigmatic subject. Says Merrick: "Everyone may...
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