European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Like father like son California gov. Edmund Jerry Brown left his Mother Bernice and his father former governor Edmund Pat Brown addresses supporters in 1982. Continued from Ait a 19 role Model to early.20th-Century youth one in particular. While still a Young Law clerk Frankin Delano Roosevelt from the 1lyde Park clan derided to navigate his Way to the White House by the precise route to had taken state Senate assistant Secretary of the Navy governor of new Yorkshat s just what he did Franklin s sons were not so Lorton ate. James won a seat in Congress from los Angeles then lost a race for governor to incumbent Earl Warren in 1950. Franklin Roosevelt jr., who ran for office in new York was a political failure. When John f. Kennedy suggested that his new Secretary of defense Robert Mcnamara name him undersecretary Mcnamara said he had heard that the Man was a drunk and a  after agreeing to a luncheon interview with for jr., he returned with a More emphatic verdict. He told the president elect that he was sure the Man was a drunk and a  the appointment never materialised. In 1986, these mighty families almost went head to head. Jut of Kennedy scared Oft James Roosevelt jr., who had also planned to run for the retiring Thomas tip o Neill or s congressional seat from Massachusetts. The lodges of Massachusetts another of America first political families produced two senators Only to have the Kennedy beat them twice. Jack took Henry Cabot Lodge s Senate seat in 1952. Teddy beat his son George Lodge for the same seat 10 years later. The Longs of Louisiana produced Huey known As the Kingfish who was assassinated on the Steps of the new state  d built. Next came brother Earl who won the governor hip not to mention fabled stripper Baize Starr. Then came i Luey s son Russell who Rose to the no. 2 position in the . Senate before losing the Job to Ted Kenned in l 8. The i aits of Ohio produced a president William Howard in 190h, my a revered.. Senator Robert who became  or. Republican after losing a heartbreaking race then. Light Eisenhamer in 195,2, the younger Taft was Deail in cancer within the Vear. It appeared that his son and name Ike would continue the Senate tradition but after a  1 i an or in Washington. Robert or. Failed to hold voter Loyal lie. Final. There Are the Broun of California. Edmund c. Pat i5ro\\n  san Francis o District attorney state attorney general then go Emor. I ice he proved himself a giant Kisier. Defeating . Senate Republican Leader William Knowland in 1958 and former vice president Richard Nixon in 1962. / four years later he lost to political newcomer Ronald Reagan whom everyone seemed to underestimate except those who knew him. In 1974, son Edmund a Jerry Brown succeeded Reagan winning two terms then losing a . Senate race to Pete Wilson. Asked last year what it Felt like to Lead a 16-year dynasty the then-88-year-old quipped you la probably have another  the sparkle in his Eye was the candidacy of daughter Kathleen the democratic challenger in what promises to be a neck and neck race with now governor Wilson. One Factor seems to separate the Kennedy from these other american political dynasties appetite. Unlike the lodges and the tafts they run for office As much out of enthusiasm As entitlement. They love politics As much As government. In 1979, when Ted Kennedy was asked Why he was contemplating a Challenge of incumbent democratic president Carter he invoked a saying of his father s if it s on your plate you eat it 1 bred for ambition taught at the dinner table to care the Kennedy family seems to want Victory More than the others. Ask Lyndon Johnson who Felt the full Force of Robert Kennedy s passions. Or Nixon who destroyed his presidency with shenanigans driven by his obsession with a possible Ted Kennedy bid in 1972. Or Jimmy Carter who saw his presidency broken by the same Man s raging run in 1980. In politics explained John f. Kennedy s very first Campaign strategist Joe Kane you have no friends Only co conspirators. You conspire to grab the diamonds and everybody runs see that passion marked by an almost brutal desire to seize the time and stand full in the spotlight is what sets the Kennedy apart from More genteel Anglo Saxon dynasties. For whatever reason religion culture or geography the Kennedy have not allowed themselves to become establishment. Unlike the Adames the lodges and the Roosevelt they Are still at Bottom Irish kids unruly and untamed goaded by both idealism and the lust for Power beset by the temptations that flesh is heir to. They May be Richer but their appetites and instincts remain those of the ethnic masses beyond the Hyannis port compound. I guess the Only reason we be survived Robert Kennedy ice said is that there Are More of us than there Sonc  Scripps Howard news service closer look 20 the stars and stripes Juk remains a hero to a Public with few by Scripps Howard news service president. John f. Kennedy was the most commonly named hero in a study of hundreds of adult americans who indicate that they still have heroes. He was followed in popularity by civil rights Leader Martin Luther King Abraham Lincoln Norman Schwarzkopf and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. But perhaps the real Winner was none of  a Survey of 1,000 adults conducted by Scripps Howard news service and Ohio University found that most americans either said they do not have personal heroes or could not specifically name anyone whom they Admire As a role Model. The list of most popular heroes does suggest one of the reasons for the apparent decline in recognition of heroism three of the top five Kennedy King and Schwarzkopf have faced intense revisionist criticism in recent years. The Case of Norman Schwarzkopf is probably a Good example said Tulane University professor Robert a. Segal editor of a recent Book of scholarly essays entitled in quest of the hero. Schwarzkopf was commander of the Allied armies that liberated Kuwait from an iraqi invasion. The persian Gulf War was one of America s most lopsided military victories. Within months if not weeks of the end of the War biographies of Schwarzkopf started appearing Segal said. They idealized the general. Wei were informed that he was dazzlingly Brilliant near the top of his class at West Point exceptionally courageous when he personally led his troops again and again when he was a colonel during the Vietnam War but in the months that followed a different portrait began to appear on the general. Most critical was Rick Atkinson s Book crusade the untold Story of the persian Gulf War which painted Schwarzkopf As a highly volatile Leader who could Fly into embarrassing rages and dominate if not outright browbeat his subordinates. The mass Media have also publicized Schwarzkopf s warts a process that happens much More quickly today than in the past Segal concluded. Kennedy and King have faced a similar barrage of negative reporting in recent years often focusing on reports that they cheated on their wives. That the recently deceased Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis also made the top heroes list might reflect a respect for her Grace and strength in dealing with her husband s infidelities. The Survey asked adults to name up to four heroes whom they Admire. The group identified 206 different men and women ranging from Socrates to Ralph Nader and George Wallace to Billy the kid. _ among the most popular were religious figures such As Mother Teresa evangelist Billy Graham and Pope John Paul ii contemporary political leaders such As president Clinton and Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole and former presidents Bush Reagan Franklin d. Roosevelt and Eisenhower. Wednesday september 14, 1994 John f. Kennedy