On Friday, August 28, Politico Magazine asked its audience to recount their “favorite memory from previous editions of the RNC or DNC” and quoted Marsha’s response about watching Ted Kennedy’s speech in 1980. Below is the quote that was included as part of Politico’s nightly brieifing on the coronavirus:
“In 1980, I was a twentysomething just arrived in Washington and just broken up with my boyfriend who took his TV with him. I bought a junky used TV just to watch the conventions. Ted Kennedy’s speech was astonishing and thrilling. A decade later, I had the honor to work for him as a health policy staffer and he never failed to astonish me with his drive, his vision and his incredibly hard work.” — Marsha Simon, health policy consultant, Washington, D.C.