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Kennedy family feud rages over Ted Kennedy’s memory and legacy institute

Ted’s widow Vicki at odds with his two sons over Kennedy home in Hyannisport

DARA KELLY,

IrishCentral Staff Writer

Published Monday, July 23, 2012, 7:29 AM

Updated Monday, July 23, 2012, 9:25 AM

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US senator Edward Kennedy, second from left, gives a thumbs up as he walks out of Massachusetts General Hospital with his family.

Photo by Brian Snyder/Reuters

The family is not allowed to use the house, which has sat unused since the senator's death in 2009. Institute officials explained that allowing the family to freely use the house and property would jeopardize its tax-exempt nonprofit status.

According to Boston.com, the late senator envisioned the institute as a center to educate the public, students, educators, new senators, and Senate staff on the US Senate. The building will be owned by the University of Massachusetts, with construction managed by the UMass Building Authority.

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eiriamach | Aug 02, 2012, 06:50 PM EDT

They are not building a shrine to Ted's sainthood! They're building an educational facility to teach Americans about the U.S. Senate. Have you-all heard of that? It's one of the two legislative bodies that comprise one of the three branches of the U.S. federal government. It was a fine and noble idea for Ted to bequeath the use of the Hyannis Port Kennedy family house to the University of Massachusetts for this purpose. I wish the Kennedy family good luck with it. Looking forward to visiting when it's completed and open to the public.

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DrSheilahere | Jul 24, 2012, 11:35 AM EDT

I think the only thing Kennedy needs to be remembered for is his cowardice in letting that young woman die in his car and for the wealth of his ancestors that let him buy his way out of trouble. Great song by Donegal X Press on Kennedy: "Mr. White, Free and 21."

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merefalow | Jul 24, 2012, 06:12 AM EDT

OH FOR PROBLEMS LIKE THAT.JUST READ TISEYRISH COMMENT,WHAT A LITTLE RAY OF SUNSHINE,CHEERED ME UP NO END,DID ALL THE RAIN GET TO YOU OR ARE YOU JUST A NATURAL BORN NASTY.

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Fearbruscar | Jul 23, 2012, 05:23 PM EDT

I think that a painting depicting a soaking wet, drunken Ted Kennedy, clamoring up a riverbank in his street clothes and running away while a submerged car containing a terrified Mary Jo Kopeckne sinks to the bottom would be a fitting tribute to this patriarchal skell.

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CitizenWhy | Jul 23, 2012, 04:41 PM EDT

The truest monument to the late Senator would be a "Stupid Kennedy Comments" monument, examples drawn from both his fans and his detractors.

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borefield | Jul 23, 2012, 03:33 PM EDT

Susan724, do they have Saints in Hell? Who Knew!

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TisEyerish | Jul 23, 2012, 03:24 PM EDT

Gee, what a surprise! Teddy Kennedy spawned two sons who have no character. Considering that their father got away with murder, flaunted his women and his drinking, no one should be surprised at the lack of morals in both his wife and his children. May he rot in hell along with the rest of the Kennedy clan. I'm soooooo tired of hearing about them.

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OldMariner | Jul 23, 2012, 01:09 PM EDT

Hi Susan 724. You may believe he was a saint but "elected by the American people so many times"? He tried several times to get nominated as president but he and his staff saw how unpopular he was to the rest of America and withdrew from the race. He was even more unpopular than President Carter.

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PhlutiePhan | Jul 23, 2012, 12:57 PM EDT

The wife of Groucho Marx kept him locked in a closet while she played with the male medical aide. Teddie boy is lucky that Vicki didn't do the same. Since she put her "long time friend" in as president of the 71 million dollar institute, you read between the lines.

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katieherk | Jul 23, 2012, 12:05 PM EDT

HoHum... I thought we had gotten rid of Kennedy stories... they get weirder all the time!!

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bob40wil | Jul 23, 2012, 11:53 AM EDT

The Kennedy's have been phoney's always, it's just that now they don't have a patriarch to keep a lid on things.

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micky74007 | Jul 23, 2012, 11:24 AM EDT

I hope they put up a memorial bridge.

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hermitTalker | Jul 23, 2012, 11:19 AM EDT

It was tragic that he was so one-sided a champion of abortion, as noted, he " Borked" Judge Bork for the Supreme Court as did Senator Obama against two candidates who were for life in the womb, the current Chief Justice and AJ Mr Alito. The sneaky attack on AJ Mr Thomas was more of the same. Eventually Truth and Justice and God's Law are the winners, we have to be patient to wait for the old trash laws and rulings to be swept out along with the racism and religious hatred that is still around.

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susan724 | Jul 23, 2012, 10:52 AM EDT

Compared to idiot Irishman Reagan (could never get past the man's dyed black hair yikes!)who was touted by other idiots as a "great" President even though he should have been charged with High Crimes and Misdemeanors for the Iran-Contra scandal (and all the numerous other scandals that plagued his "Presidency," Ted Kennedy was a saint - he certainly was elected by the American people enough times!

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maryosullivan | Jul 23, 2012, 10:34 AM EDT

Lest we forget, it was " the great" Teddy Kennedy who who successfully torpedoed Jimmy Carter's single-payer insurance for all Americans. That is his legacy , I would not even try to guess how many people died in the meantime for want of medical treatment.

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