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"Behind the line... back it up..."
John Kerry doesn't go anywhere anymore without the Secret Service. A team of agents joined his campaign this week and there's nothing secret about them. They check everyone, who can get near Kerry, including reporters, coldly looking everywhere for trouble they hope they won't find...
"It's different in the sense that they're there, but we've tried to make certain and we're going to try to make certain that it doesn't change the way I'm campaigning and the interaction with people, we just don't want that to happen."Sen. John Kerry (D) Presidential Candidate
But not even the Secret Service gets between Kerry and his travelling Press Secretary David Wade…
Andy Hiller
"When aren't you with him?"
"Usually when I'm fast asleep, enjoying those hours of quiet."David Wade, Traveling Press Secretary
Andy Hiller
"Do you feel like you're seeing David Wade more than your wife?"
"(Laughs) She feels that way and so do I, absolutely! Is that a fair exchange, the answer is, he's a great guy, but..."Sen. John Kerry (D) Presidential Candidate
As the campaign becomes a blur of town hall meetings and news conferences and airplane flights between battleground states, life changes for Kerry…
Andy Hiller
"What do you wish you could do that you just can't?"
"I haven't been to a movie in ages. I would love to go to the movies..."Sen. John Kerry (D) Presidential Candidate
One of his daughters, who's shooting a campaign documentary, tells us more of what he's missing…
"Skiing, wind surfing, whatever that activity is, or spending time with us."Alexandra Kerry, Daughter
And while an in-flight menu for his chartered jet may look mouth-watering, don't be fooled…
"I've had more Styrofoam meals than I’ve ever had in my lifetime in the last year."Sen. John Kerry (D) Presidential Candidate
Still, Kerry is an enthusiastic and tireless campaigner, closer now to the corner office than most presidential candidates come...
Andy Hiller
"Is this the time of your life?"
"It's a great time, it's fun, it's exciting, but the time of my life will be if we can win and beat George Bush."Sen. John Kerry (D) Presidential Candidate
Which, after all, is what this is all about.