New York, Nov. 12—Roger Mudd’s already famous CBS documentary on Senator Kennedy, aired ten days ago, has been widely reviewed as having caused “Teddy” (as the documentary was called) to twist slowly, slowly in the wind. It is correct, as we shall see, that Senator Kennedy turned in a performance so awful, so unconvincing, as to cause a general alarm everywhere except in the Carter White House. But there should also be a quite general alarm over some of the questions Roger Mudd asked him.
Comment: Why should such a question be put to Senator Kennedy? Mudd is much better qualified to pass judgment on the matter than Kennedy. Mudd is a professional journalist, and under the circumstances it is he who has to decide whether a particular question is proper. Kennedy missed an opportunity. He replied:
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