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£5 Se . - * 3" -7 ; . . . = Way: out,” was the way’ one. staff man ‘reportedly. ; - co : 23" More than that, Kerinedy’s aides were coriviriced «,, that, given” another chance to~tell his story, he . _, “2 3eould convince the doubters, answer everything, he . — — 2 ie “was asked, and dispel the’ shadows. surrounding his “ oo . ee . ~—~“role in Mary-Jo’s death. © 5 7 7 =-T meg en ; oe . ; .. “He ‘eduld, in short, “restore some of the “gloss v . oo “ . {to his image: and, ‘politically at least, regain some ~ . . og ceapepeetaeneeent nt . jofthe prestige he had lost.- ST . : _ ope em ‘FBat if; with: the tide. of public opinion running Monee Sagainst_ him,’ he were fo take the fight against _ wats Judge “Boyle's, ruling to a higher court, it might ° sappear to the public that, despite his statements 7to-the contrary, he would do anything but coopérate «in_the inquest. nr ee a : ~ - Y ek : oo * my ar Sh a . 7. ba Kennedy’s lawyers, however, had a problem: that . . -Was-more immediate and a course’ of action that, ° legally, was more pragmatic. Because it was possi- - i blé that the inquest could result in a charge ‘being ns : ade—agdinst-him,_they. wanted the legal weapons oe ; they needed to protect ‘him — weapons that, were" ” Sr ere tr matter serene nea ithe due of any private citizen. ; sO rR ems . “s, pBecause Kennedy is himSelf-a lawyer, he was - ?upresumably aware that, as far as the U. S. Supreme as Court is concerned, there is indeed what amounts ;, to a double standard _of justice for public figures x and ‘private citizens. . oe gn ne 7 <The, U.~S:. Supreme Court“has: held“in the past, : * en Lot that ad public figure has a public forum. from: which - . ot _ = he can answer his critics and-or accusers, and that , oe ' .therefore the’same rules that apply to other men * we ” ten at a , _ _’ &imay not apply to him. : i OTs - 5. Jo Xie fhe Singuest, under Judge- Boyle's guidelines, . So, = ” - £might have been in one- sense a public forum, be- ss a cause -it: would: be open to the press. ere = += -But-on- Labor Day evening,- after considering . Oa = both courses of action;- Kennedy chose, the one urged’ - mh te by ‘his attorneys.. vo. *, tate EO “And, when they. went, before _dustice Reardon,” a the . . Peers i wpe ne Fa ela een fais nee Caen Ge Se EO rk sbrena dy od aeons 2A are. sees BAM le seth in naeenbie wis ovis Di : rab amenasiegr Fox AE eA EN 5 “ ey Sn Me TRY TET a0 LT Ot Sn We OREO Care puncte tte. a " - RAE ne eaten pret EAR « => Tera Shee . . ‘ . : ‘ * was 7 ‘ . ‘ ‘ ry eB . oof a G ae an A 1 aft wy, ¥ , ard aie = ~ . ° s - time —the issue of. _ ; ; " “press éoverage. They asked, ‘in effect, that the high. = — der ge Boyle to set new ground rules— . _ : ones that would -either grant. “Kennédy his Constitu-"” . — j Honal. rights, of make tthe inquest? private -7¢cr . re Eee Tn “brief + they aske jfor * fie * hféguards’ that. oo . * +. ¥ might be afforded a private eitizen in similar:cit-. * a ; . yO, - z.eumstances — and in that one -phrase, private . : oc bon .: rcitizen, “may, be the: key: to.:-Kennedy’s: future: rel : : SsivAmericar lifes 9 fate sLesasee ve peeby eae ke : anes neaaere ene meeeent ad 4 a os 7 q § t - . 7 . - an sou : cna 1. : - . + : mete ee ma ee tet ee ean eg ee I = - . - ars t wr “ : : 3 . ‘ ; a any ; . « e ete we ee a“ a> danet Rw - . im en es oer