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Certainly I think the election of John Kennedy and all he stood for was one that really was an inspiration.

— Birch Bayh

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I was very political when JFK ran.

— Bob Newhart

I did meet Sen. Robert Kennedy, and it taught me something about political charisma.

— Michael Korda

The energy of the Kennedy years was completely compelling... I had a sense of a generous society eager to change the world. Idealism was very contagious. So that's why I went to America. I didn't intend to stay.

— Howard Stringer

My first presidential primary vote was for Bobby Kennedy.

— Bob Gunton

The heroes of my childhood were Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy... but I was inspired by the ideals of our 40th president and became a Republican.

— Mike Pence

Ted Kennedy's inspiration will loom large over our politics for years to come, uplift us in the healthcare fight, and help to achieve his dream of liberty and justice for all.

— Christine Pelosi

I'm a product of the Kennedy era. Kennedy's Inaugural plus the accident of Dean Rusk brought me into the government. Those were my values.

— Richard Holbrooke

✗Opposing Perspectives

I just find Bobby Kennedy's short campaign for president so inspiring because his rhetoric identified what America can be like if we care about each other.

— Tim Ryan

Kennedy is remembered as a success mainly because of what came after: Johnson and Vietnam. Nixon and Watergate.

— Robert Dallek

Robert Kennedy was such an inspiring figure. His interest in politics seemed to come not from a desire for power, but from a need to help our society live up to its ideals.

— Elisabeth Shue