Kennedy agrees to pen memoirs in lucrative deal

The Boston Globe ^ | November 27, 2007 | Susan Milligan

[Malone LaVeigh]

Senator Edward M. Kennedy has agreed to a multimillion dollar deal with Hachette Book Group USA to pen his memoirs, giving the veteran Massachusetts lawmaker a forum for his own perspective on a life and career that has been examined by others in countless books and articles, negotiators of the deal confirmed yesterday.

more stories like this Hillary Clinton Ark. papers unreleased King of the Mountain, Spin, and the Boys' Club Clinton seeks to convince voters she won debate CORRECTED: Clinton seeks to convince voters she won debate Kennedy back at work after surgery Neither Kennedy's office nor the publishing house would reveal the size of the package, but a publishing figure familiar with the deal said Kennedy's payment was one of the largest in history, eclipsing the $8 million given to New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Former President Clinton and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair each got a reported $10 million for their memoirs.

[Malone LaVeigh]

"I've been fortunate in my life to grow up in an extraordinary family and to have a front row seat at many key events in our nation's history," the 75-year-old Kennedy said in a statement. "I hope my reflections can contribute to a deeper understanding of many events in the history of this great country and to a more in-depth picture of an American family."

Gag!

[Holicheese]

We need to have a book title contest.
Something like, “Fat Drunk and Stupid, The Ted Kennedy Story”

[camle]

Wonde rif he’s gonna dedicate it to Mary Jo...

[jtal]

Glug, glug, glug.

[massgopguy]

100 Bottles of Beer on the Wall: Ted Kennedy: The Early tears
Ted Kennedy: A Life in “toxicated”
Ted Kennedy: The Night Some Blond Stole My Car

[True Republican Patriot]

The World Events as seen through the eyes of a decrepit drunken loser, just what I want to read NOT!

[Long Island Pete]

[popdonnelly]

I can’t wait to read about forty years of perfidy. And in his own hand.

[rockabyebaby]

"I hope my reflections can contribute to a deeper understanding of many events in the history of this great country and to a more in-depth picture of an American family."

[RichInOC]

Fascinating. I didn’t realize he had enough memory left to write his memoirs.

[Holicheese]

It really will be the perfect bathroom book!

[tioga]

“Fat, Drunk and Stupid: The Ted Kennedy Story” — has an authentic ring to it. LOL -can he dedicate it to Mary Jo?

[rockabyebaby]

We need to have a book title contest. Something like, “Fat Drunk and Stupid, The Ted Kennedy Story”

LIES, LIES AND MORE LIES.

[Always Right]

A Corporate thank you present from a book publisher. If this were a Republican, the media would be crying foul and insist he return the money. But money for Democrats is OK.

[theDentist]

"I've been fortunate in my life to grow up in an extraordinary family and to have a front row seat at many key events in our nation's history," the 75-year-old Kennedy said in a statement.

And Mary Jo had a back seat to one such event.

[in hoc signo vinces]

It’ll be another inventive tome of fiction similar to the krap pushed out by the Clintons...

[rockabyebaby]

Wow, what happend to the whole post I just wrote...

Tell us the REAL STORY fatty, the REAL STORY about MaryJo and how you had to wait til you sobered up before you called the cops leaving poor MaryJo to drown,,,tell us the REAL STORY about you and your nephew William Kennedy Smith and the rape case in FL, tell us how you drove Joan to drink, yep fatty tell us the REAL STORY, - "in-depth picture of an American family." Yeah fatty, tell us the REAL STORY.

[Tenacious 1]

“It was a dark and stormy night....”

[Graybeard58]

We need to have a book title contest.

"If I Murdered Mary Jo"

[pabianice]

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