The election of John Kennedy occurred around the same time I learned read competently. By the time I was ten I was thoroughly sick of “The Kennedys.” Of course I was shocked and saddened by the assassination of JFK, but it didn’t slow down the deluge of Kennedy “print” that threatened to swamp my home and school library. Old Joe Kennedy sure got a lot for his buck. But there is not enough money in the world to turn Obama into a Kennedy.