The story, so far Nov 19, 2009
William Kennedy, the writer who made Albany famous in its own way, was going on about the continuing success of what remains his vision, dating back to when it seemed like no one else might share it. The biographer Doris Kearns Goodwin held court as well, speaking intimately of the place she ritually visits to talk about the books in which she plunges deep into American political history. (Albany Times Union)
ON THE RECORD: Notable quotes of the week Oct 17, 2009
First published in print: Saturday, October 17, 2009. "The financial system nearly collapsed because smart guys had started working on Wall Street.". (Albany Times Union)
This Email Will Self-Destruct Oct 5, 2009
While several of the new features overlap with Echoworx, Kablooey Mail and RPost's, says William Kennedy, general manager of Office communications services for Microsoft, there are still opportunities for third-party developers. "It doesn't mean for a second that we're not interested in a product that, out of the box, is very secure. But some customers may have specific requirements," he says. (Yahoo News -- Online Privacy)
Kennedy: Liberal lamb of the senate Aug 29, 2009
Through his own personal misconduct, from cheating at Harvard to Chappaquiddick to his binge with William Kennedy Smith of the blue-dot rape trial, Kennedy exemplified the privileged, irresponsibility that fueled the rightwing revolution. Magical name The Kennedy name was said to be magical among liberals, but it became even more effective for conservatives. (Asia Times Online)
Crime Story Author Dominick Dunne, 83, Dies In NYC Aug 28, 2009
Writing for Vanity Fair, he covered such cases as the William Kennedy Smith rape trial in 1991 and the trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, accused of murdering their millionaire parents, in 1993. As riveting as those trials were, they were far overshadowed in 1994, when Simpson was accused of killing his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. (Click2Houston, TX)
Kennedy's Legacy Lives On Aug 28, 2009
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Kennedy called 'singular figure' in America's life Aug 27, 2009
In 1991, Kennedy roused his nephew William Kennedy Smith and his son Patrick from bed to go out for drinks while staying at the family's Palm Beach, Fla. estate. (FOX 11, AZ)
Triumph And Tragedy Aug 27, 2009
The turbulence of his personal life did not end--his odd role in the alleged rape in Palm Beach in 1991, involving his nephew William Kennedy Smith, became fodder for satirists and Republicans--until his marriage to Victoria Reggie in 1992. But at the height of Reagan's presidency, Kennedy displayed masterly skill as a parliamentary combatant. (CBS News)
Society crime writer Dominick Dunne dies at 83 Aug 27, 2009
Dunne was a fixture at some of the most famous trials of our times -- Claus von Bulow, William Kennedy Smith, the Menendez brothers, O.J. Simpson, Michael Skakel and Phil Spector. He discovered his magazine writing career in his 50s through personal tragedy -- his daughter's murder. (FOX19.com, OH)
Kennedy dead at 77 Aug 27, 2009
In 1991, the senator had to testify in Palm Beach about rape charges brought against his nephew William Kennedy Smith in the aftermath of a drinking party organized by Senator Kennedy. The incident embarrassed the senator into silence during judiciary committee hearings into allegations of sexist conduct against Clarence Thomas, later confirmed as a Supreme Court justice. (Boston Globe)
Celebrity crime writer Dominick Dunne dies of bladder cancer at 83 Aug 27, 2009
He went on to write about the celebrity trials of von Bulow, who was twice acquitted of attempting to kill his wife, Sunny von Bulow; Kennedy family scion William Kennedy Smith, who was acquitted of rape in Palm Beach, Fla. and brothers Lyle and Erik Menendez, who were convicted of killing their millionaire parents in Beverly Hills. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Kennedy - a political life Aug 27, 2009
The trial of his nephew, William Kennedy Smith, over rape allegations embroiled him and the family in even more controversy, and his reticence when Anita Hill appeared during the Clarence Thomas hearings, accusing the judge of sexual harassment, showed the extent to which his private life had compromised his public service. I was studying in his home state, Massachusetts, at the time and for a while it seemed that the politically unthinkable might become real: that Ted Kennedy might lose his... (BBC News -- Americas)
Author Dominick Dunne dies at 83 Aug 27, 2009
Writing for Vanity Fair, he covered such cases as the William Kennedy Smith rape trial in 1991 and the trial of Erik and Lyle Menendez, accused of murdering their millionaire parents, in 1993. Youre talking about kids who had everything the cars, the tennis courts, swimming pools, credit cards. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Dominick Dunne Dies... Aug 27, 2009
Dunne who joined Vanity Fair in 1984 as a contributing editor and was named special correspondent in 1993 famously covered the trials of O. J. Simpson, the Menendez brothers, Michael Skakel, William Kennedy Smith, and Phil Spector, as well as the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. He wrote memorable profiles on numerous personalities, among them Imelda Marcos, Robert Mapplethorpe, Elizabeth Taylor, Claus von B. (The Drudge Report)
Ted Kennedy reflected family's ambition, foibles Aug 27, 2009
1991: William Kennedy Smith, Jean's son, is accused of raping a woman at the family's Palm Beach estate ... Others included his near-death in a plane crash in 1964; his rocky marriage to Joan and their divorce in 1982; his son Ted Jr.'s loss of a leg from bone cancer at age 12; his son Patrick's struggles with bipolar disorder, alcoholism and prescription drug addiction; and his own carousing, right up to the night in 1991 that Kennedy, son Patrick and nephew William Kennedy Smith went drinking... (USA Today)
Kennedy's wives stood by him in trying times Aug 27, 2009
Reggie and Kennedy were married in 1992, not long after he had been embroiled in another seriously damaging scandal: the Palm Beach rape trial of his nephew William Kennedy Smith. The senator, who had been with his son, Patrick, and his nephew at the bar where Smith met the alleged victim, was in the house at the time of the alleged rape. (Florida Today)
Sen. Kennedy carried out family's causes Aug 27, 2009
Other dramas in Kennedy's personal life included his near-death in a plane crash in 1964; his rocky marriage to Joan and their divorce in 1982; his son Ted Jr.'s loss of a leg from bone cancer at age 12; his son Patrick's struggles with bipolar disorder, alcoholism and prescription-drug addiction; and his own carousing, right up to the night in 1991 that Kennedy, son Patrick and nephew William Kennedy Smith went drinking in Palm Beach, Fla. They returned to the family home nearby with some... (AZCentral)
Political royalty loses cancer battle Aug 26, 2009
" Nearly killed in a 1964 plane crash that left him with a permanently bad back, Kennedy used the five months that he was immobilized, waiting for his vertebrae to heal, to bone up on Senate issues and procedure. Kennedy spent more than half his life in the slow-moving but tight-knit chamber, serving longer than all but two other senators, Byrd and Thurmond. He was elected nine times by his Massachusetts constituents, usually by overwhelming margins. Kennedy won his last Senate race, in 2006,... (USA Today)
Iconic Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, 77, Dies Aug 26, 2009
In the spring of 1991, he was forced to testify in the trial of his 30-year-old nephew, William Kennedy Smith, who was charged with having raped a woman near the family beach house in Palm Beach, Fla. after a late-night drinking bout with his Uncle Ted at a local bar. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
When the page turned on poetry event Aug 25, 2009
And the occasional "celebrity" would show up: Ed Sanders of the Fugs performed a number of times, and I have a photo of William Kennedy reading in 1987. In 1993, about 170 performers were signed up for 10-minute time slots. (Albany Times Union)
Splash around: Great kids products for water play Aug 18, 2009
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Another Kennedy lost Aug 12, 2009
" Mrs. Shriver also was a loyal aunt in 1991, sitting right behind William Kennedy Smith in court during his trial on charges he had sexually assaulted a Jupiter woman at the Palm Beach estate. Smith was acquitted. The last major Shriver gathering at the compound, with 25 family members present, was held in April 1995 and included a touch football game on the lawn. Mrs. Shriver, 73 at the time, didn't play after injuring herself in a fall the day before. Davidoff took photos of that day, but... (The Palm Beach Post)
Conn. youth group evicted from KC hotel Aug 8, 2009
Gannaway testified in Fresno County Superior Court that Dr. William Kennedy, a volunteer drug consultant for the university, expressed his concern to her that some players on the 2003-04 men's basketball team were playing despite repeatedly failing drug tests. Johnson-Klein lawyer grills two university witnesses. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
A few minutes with a wealth of writers Aug 5, 2009
One of the most eagerly anticipated events was the appearance of Andy Rooney and William Kennedy in a loosely structured forum moderated by Times Union Editor Paul Grondahl ... One of the most eagerly anticipated events was the Saturday afternoon appearance of Andy Rooney and William Kennedy in a loosely structured forum moderated by Times Union Editor Paul Grondahl ... William Kennedy has always been kind and generous to new writers, he said. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
REAL LIFE SPURS NOVEL IDEA Aug 3, 2009
"It all unfolds in one day in 1968, the day Bobby Kennedy was shot, and it takes us to Cuba and Ernest Hemingway. Me, I asked, how's he connect all these dots? Said William Kennedy: "I don't know ... " William Kennedy told me stories of Legs Diamond, stories of the biggest red light district in the country, which is what "The Gut" area of Albany, his hometown, was called in ye aulde days, stories of who did what to who and how often and even: "That famous building Nelson Rockefeller built when... (New York Post -- Gossip)
U.S. Signs Disabled Rights Treaty Jul 31, 2009
William Kennedy Smith, president and founder of the Center for International Rehabilitation, who helped organize activists from around the world to work on drafting the convention, recalled how disappointed U.S. campaigners for the disabled were that the Bush administration refused to participate. "With the signing today, the U.S. rejoins the arena where they have traditionally set the benchmark in disability rights internationally and I think it's a huge step for people with disabilities and a... (Newsmax)
24 Years Later, An Arrest Jul 22, 2009
1991 -- The murder investigation is reopened after rumors -- later disproved -- circulate that William Kennedy Smith was at the Skakel home the night Moxley was killed. 1993 -- Interest in the case is revived when writer Dominick Dunne's publishes a novel based on the killing. (FOX61, CT)
Broadcast plus iPod equals new craze: Podcasts Jul 5, 2009
"My concern is students not taking notes will have a lasting effect on their true mastery of the material,'' Michigan Technological University humanities professor William Kennedy told The Detroit News. UCSB grad students and KCSB 91.9 FM hosts Ja'Nean Palacios and Bob Ngo podcast their weekly pop culture and entertainment show "Pop Life" -- they call it "a smarter, more critical version of 'Entertainment Tonight' '' -- while the Campus Crusade for Life puts its message in a "to-go" format in a... (Santa Barbara News-Press)
Drew Peterson's Words Could Spark Trouble May 20, 2009
If one wife goes missing and (another) wife is dead, those aren't usually the subject of jokes, said Roy Black, a defense attorney whose clients have included Rush Limbaugh and William Kennedy Smith. People are going to think this is a very bizarre person, who's more likely to have committed murder than someone who is in mourning. (CBS News -- US)
Past columns, video Apr 29, 2009
He started writing columns for the newspaper during the William Kennedy Smith trial. In January of 1992, he became a full-time local news columnist, writing three columns a week. (The Palm Beach Post)
Around Town: Sharing tales of the Children's Library Mar 19, 2009
WELCOME CASEY KENNEDY David and Kristine Kennedy of Idyl Wilde Circle in Marshfield announce the birth of a son, Casey William Kennedy. Casey arrived Jan. 8, 2009, at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Daniel Button Mar 13, 2009
"It was unbelievable. That had never happened before," recalled author William Kennedy, who was a Times Union reporter during Mr. Button's tenure. "There was never anything critical of the machine in either of the Albany papers.". (Albany Times Union)
An untidy private life, then stability Feb 19, 2009
Chapter 5: Trials & Redemption - The Boston Globe. Local Search Site Search. (Boston Globe)
Abe's birthday? Abe who? Feb 12, 2009
Guest edited by Lincoln author Harold Holzer, it features articles from Pulitzer Prize-winners William Kennedy and James M. McPherson and Lincoln scholars Craig L. Symonds and Frank J. Williams. Symonds and McPherson were named winners Wednesday of the 2009 Lincoln Prize for their new books, presented by Gettysburg College. (Albany Times Union)
