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Page34: We always liked talking about politics, and that day he raged against
losing John and Robert Kennedy when our country so badly needed their strong and graceful leadership. We talked a lot
then, and in the years since, about whether political action is worth the pain and struggle. Then, as now, we decided that
it was, if only, in Kevin's words, to keep "the other guys away from power over us."
I had applied for the Wellesley Internship Program in Washington, D.C., and though dismayed and unnerved by the
assassinations, I was still committed to going to Washington. The nine-week summer program placed students in agencies
and congressional offices for a first-hand look at "how givernment works." I was surprised when Professor Alan Schechter,
the program's Director and a great political science teacher, as well as my thesis adviser, assigned me to intern at the
House Republican Conference. He knew I had come to college as a Republican and was moving away from my father's
opinions. He thought this internship would help me continue charting my own course-no matter what i eventually decided. |
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