“Betsy Cronkite ... was sitting next to Ted Kennedy at my birthday dinner, and a waiter accidentally spilled some red wine on her dress. Ted rose to the occasion magnificently, she said, produced napkins, water, white wine, and did everything possible to limit the damage. The next day she told friends how gallant Ted had been. A few days later she ran into somebody who said, ‘I hear that Ted Kennedy was very drunk at the Schlesinger party and spilled red wine all over your dress.’”
Arthur M. Schlesinger, October 30, 1997, Journals: 1952-2000
Arthur M. Schlesinger, October 30, 1997, Journals: 1952-2000
 Ted Kennedy and Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. |  St. Raphaël Wine Advertisement, 1934 |
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