article_snippet: Instead, Vice President Joe Biden said citizens are cynical about government and disgusted by politicians' trivial pursuits and grandstanding for 'cameras instead of colleagues.' former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy's first wife, stands up as she is recognized during the dedication ceremony .
article_snippet: Joan Kennedy, Ted Kennedy's first wife, was also spotted in the crowd .
article_snippet: Former U.S. Representative Patrick Kennedy, the son of former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, sits next to former presidential hopeful John McCain during the dedication ceremony . '
article_snippet: Formal wedding portrait of former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy and former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy first wife, Joan Bennet, from 1958 .
article_snippet: Pictured are the former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy children and their partners, from left to right, Curran Raclin, Kiki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr., Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Caroline Raclin, Max Kennedy, Harper Petitgout, Grace Kennedy Allen, Kylie Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy III, Amy Kennedy and former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy .
article_snippet: Curran Raclin, Kiki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr., Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Caroline Raclin, Max Kennedy, Harper Petitgout, Grace Kennedy Allen, Kylie Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy III, Amy Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy Amy Kennedy Amy Kennedy are seen inside the debating hall at the new centre, which is a full-scale replica of the U.S. Senate .
article_snippet: former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy's widow, Victoria Kennedy, said her late husband hoped the institute would honor the nearly 2,000 who have served there and inspire future senators.
article_snippet: The facility also includes a re-creation of former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy's Senate office, virtually unchanged from how The facility appeared when former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy died. '
article_snippet: A full-scale replica of the U.S. Senate Chamber is displayed inside the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston. 
article_snippet: Kennedy's widow, Victoria Kennedy, said her late husband hoped the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston would honor the nearly 2,000 who have served there and inspire future senators.
article_snippet: The Kennedys came out in full force on Monday to celebrate the memory of The Kennedys late family member.
article_snippet: Among the event's attendees were Jean Kennedy, the sister of former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, and former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Ted's son.
article_snippet: Jean Kennedy, the sister of Ted Kennedy, and former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Ted's son, was also present at the event, as well as Curran Raclin, Kiki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy Jr., Victoria Reggie Kennedy, Caroline Raclin, Max Kennedy, Harper Petitgout, Grace Kennedy Allen, Kylie Kennedy, Edward M. Kennedy III, Amy Kennedy and Patrick Kennedy.
article_snippet: A bust of former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, right, rests on a mantel in a replica of the U.S. Senate office once belonging to A bust of the late U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy brother, the late former Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy, at the institute, which opened today .
article_snippet: Edward 'Ted' Kennedy, center left, is surrounded by children in a framed photograph that rests on a desk he once owned, displayed in a replica of he Senate office .