One of [the good] times was the day in 1986, when he gave niece Caroline away at her wedding to Edwin Schlossberg.
"She was so extraordinarily happy and joyous," he said. "And Jackie was absolutely radiant."
After the wedding, Jackie wrote Ted a thank-you letter—a token of gratitude for what he’d meant to all the Kennedys over the years. The letter read:
There have been 17 children besides your own—Bobby's, Pat's, Jack's and mine, for whom you have always been there. Every graduation, every big decision, every trouble, every sad and even every happy day. On you, the carefree youngest brother, fell a burden a hero would beg to be spared. Sick parents, lost children, desolate wives. You are a hero. Everyone is going to make it, because you are always there with your love.
Jackie
[From "Ted Kennedy: The Last Brother" | Photo: Stephen Crowley/The New York Times]
