We speak again with Kevin Cullen, columnist for the Boston Globe, about Senator Kennedy’s place in Northern Ireland’s politics. Some politicians thought Kennedy agreed with the IRA’s political stance. He also speculates on what might have happened if Senator Kennedy had won the presidency in 1980.
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