Kennedy Remembered as Social and Civil Rights Giant: Reflecting on the legacy left by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, President Barack Obama called the late Massachusetts legislator one of the 'most accomplished Americans' in history and a man whose work in Congress helped give new opportunities to millions.
'Including myself,' added the nation's first Black president, while speaking to reporters Wednesday at his rented vacation home on Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. The president ordered government flags lowered to half-staff to honor Kennedy who died at age 77 late Tuesday after battling brain cancer.
