ly very clumsy. Rather than explain his actions, Kennedy often disrupts the narrative to offer an excuse: "Although my doctors informed me that I suffered a cerebral concussion as well as shock" or a denial "I know of nothing in Mary Jo's conduct on that or any other occasion--the same is true of the other girls at that party--that would lend any substance to such ugly speculation about their character." Despite the awkwardness of these incursions into the narrative flow, the sheer baldness of their intentions works in favor of Kennedy's storytelling. These interruptions are his opportunity to act out his participation in the narrative, and, clumsily inserted or not, self-protecting or not, they convey the appearance of genuineness.
The structure remains generally narrative until roughly two-thirds through. At that point, Kennedy quickly seizes on the climax of his speech: Will he, a Kennedy, leave office in disgrace over the affair? The climax is both intriguing and clever in that, yes, it is the question being
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