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Ted Kennedy went to law school at the University of Virginia, and the university is remembering him as an "exceptional alum."
Mortimer Caplin started teaching at UVA law school in the 1950's. He later served as U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue under President John F. Kennedy.
At UVA, Caplin taught Bobby and Ted Kennedy, and he and Ted ended up being very close friends.
Caplin says, "He was a very lively personality. I don't think he was looking for particularly high grades. He probably didn't hit the books as hard as some of the others did, but he was a bright chap. And if you got him in tune with what we were really talking about, he did very well."
"We became very good friends later on when he went into the senate, and he would call me from time to time on various issues about how I felt before he voted."
"It's a great loss not to have him around. He was such a lively fellow. Most every time when i would be with him and someone else would be here, he'd point me out as his former law professor."
When someone would ask Caplin about what type of student Ted Kennedy was, he said he had a typical answer. He'd say, "I think you know as the years go by, my memory gets dimmer and dimmer, and Ted's record gets brighter and brighter."
Caplin said Kennedy used to love that. The former professor is in his 90's and still works at his law firm in the Washington, D.C. area.
The University of Virginia Law School website is full of pictures and video remembering Ted Kennedy. You can find that website by clicking here.
Mortimer Caplin started teaching at UVA law school in the 1950's. He later served as U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue under President John F. Kennedy.
At UVA, Caplin taught Bobby and Ted Kennedy, and he and Ted ended up being very close friends.
Caplin says, "He was a very lively personality. I don't think he was looking for particularly high grades. He probably didn't hit the books as hard as some of the others did, but he was a bright chap. And if you got him in tune with what we were really talking about, he did very well."
"We became very good friends later on when he went into the senate, and he would call me from time to time on various issues about how I felt before he voted."
"It's a great loss not to have him around. He was such a lively fellow. Most every time when i would be with him and someone else would be here, he'd point me out as his former law professor."
When someone would ask Caplin about what type of student Ted Kennedy was, he said he had a typical answer. He'd say, "I think you know as the years go by, my memory gets dimmer and dimmer, and Ted's record gets brighter and brighter."
Caplin said Kennedy used to love that. The former professor is in his 90's and still works at his law firm in the Washington, D.C. area.
The University of Virginia Law School website is full of pictures and video remembering Ted Kennedy. You can find that website by clicking here.
