Ted Kennedy had closet full of bulletproof vests

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Kennedy had closet full of bulletproof vests

Teddy Jr. reveals fear his father lived with

By KENNETH HAYNES
IrishCentral.com Staff Writer
Published Saturday, September 12, 2009, 2:37 PM
Updated Saturday, September 12, 2009, 10:37 PM

Ted Kennedy Jr., the son of the late U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy , reveals that his father kept bulletproof vests in his closet.

In a CBS “60 Minutes” segment, which will air on Sunday, Kennedy talks about the anxiety he and his siblings felt every time they passed that closet during his father’s ill-fated presidential run in 1980.

“Most people keep coats and umbrellas in their coat closet. My father kept bulletproof vests in his coat closet,” he said. “Believe me, we would walk past that coat closet every day, fearful about some crazy person out there wanting to make a name for themselves, and that, I think, was in the back of our minds almost every time that my father would appear in public.”

SOURCE:

http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Ted-Kennedy-Jr-recalls-fear-for-fathers-safety-59130632.html

"...some crazy person wanting to make a name for themselves..."