So who was he trying to be when he was giving that testimony?
He was trying to invoke the ghost of JFK #1.
In 71 JFK #1 was still revered. Remember he was coached by an RFK speech writer.
actually I think he was one upping Kennedy,,his family was Mayflower you know, the Kennedys were new comers. JFK had an entirely different accent, very solid, not a bit pretentious, it was real Boston. Kerry was a poseur even then. I don't think Kerry ever had an identity. He has been on the longest identity quest ever.
Very good!