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This was an excerpt published in the December 19, 1990 edition. It was a large, white, two-story home just off the gravel road, on a farm in Blakeley Township, where Grandma lived. It was there her seven children and their families gathered on Christmas night after the “chores” were done. Christmas Day was spent with the “other side” except for my family. We went to the “other” grandma’s on Christmas Eve so we could spend all of Christmas Day and night with Grandma. After Mom died, we went there before Christmas to help Grandma decorate her house. I treasure...

Embassy where your great-grandfather was ambassador. she was relentless and the story is that she finally got in to see your great-grandfather and he approved it. he personally approved the visa. the story she used to tell was that your great-grandfather said, all right, little lady, you got moxie i'll let you go. fast-forward a few decades and frances, your grandmother's granddaughter is covering joe's son ted. you've said you learned a lot from that experience. what are some lasting lessons. >> i learned so much just by observing your uncle ted, ted kennedy because he was the master legislat...

What are some lasting lessons? >> i learned so much just by observing your uncle ted, ted kennedy. he was the master legislator. and what was so remarkable about him was that he was the most partisan of democrats, but he also was somebody who understand that you can't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. >> wow. all so fascinating. be sure to tune in, "american dynasties: the kennedys" appears tonight, 9:00 p.m., only on cnn. all right, coming up, president trump unscripted. was his 75-minute torrent of name calling and musings a preview of what the 2018 midterms may bring? details when...

that's what we'll watch going forward. >> cody is here with us on set. cody, those ohio voters want to hear about the economy and jobs, is it good or bad that those people will be hearing five separate different messages? >> i think we do our best when we have more voices in the party. president obama won six of those states and that's because we made a concerted effort to talk to everyone. i'm rooting for joe. i know him pretty well. >> you're talking about congressman kennedy who you started in the mail room for -- >> i worked for his uncle ted. i think he's a good pick. people look at po...

I think donald trump is panicking in iowa. maybe he should be panicking. >> it was joe kennedy who raised the issue for his uncle ted. you've i got the facts straight there. i remember everything. religion out or in, you can argue all you want, but it helps to be an evangelical or conservative catholic in iowa. we know that. pat robinson almost won out there, huckabee won there. santorum. people who can't win anywhere else win in iowa. perry? >> i think trump is talking about making the wrong case here. i don't think people are for carson because of the sort of tenets seven-day adventist. they...