Senator Pastore and his wife Elena had three children and eight grandchildren . The Senator 's keynote speech at the 1964 Democratic National Convention has been called " The Speech Heard Round the World " . The late Ted Kennedy eulogized : " My brother Jack had thought the world of him ... John had a great heart . " Senator Pastore 's private funeral service was held shortly after his death in 2000 , in Cranston , Rhode Island
1964 Democratic National Convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
John Pastore