"To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin."

Father, People, Assassination, Will

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"To people who remember JFK's assassination, JFK Jr. will probably always be that boy saluting his father's coffin."

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"First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties."

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"Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions."

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"The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized."

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