Edward M. Kennedy: An Oral History

Barbara Perry, political scientist at the Miller Center, University of Virginia, and a member of the Board of JFK Friends explores the life and career of Senator Edward Kennedy with the Miller Center's Melody Barnes, who served as Senator Kennedy's chief counsel on the Judiciary Committee. Perry will be discussing her new book Edward M. Kennedy: An Oral History, the first book based solely on his definitive oral history. It presents the complete record of his released interviews, providing insights from his family members, colleagues, allies, adversaries, and friends.

In the book, Perry argues that he was a "bi-partisan partisan" who maintained his progressive values while forging policy compromises with Republican legislators and presidents.

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