In the midst of recounting that anecdote, Mr. Kennedy took a break to offer his views on the scrutinizing of the private lives of public officials, something with which he clearly was quite familiar.
And in all these cases the official view — with which many commentators and a substantial slice of public opinion seemed to agree — was, essentially, that the artists and scholars had brought the trouble on themselves.
Officials with Barr Labs, which is based in Pomona, N.Y., could not be reached for comment.
Over the years, officials with Royale, which employs about 100 workers and had around $7.5 million in sales in 2011, have repeatedly said they have done all they can to make their three plants safe.
Officials with Boehringer Ingelheim, which makes Micardis, disputed the findings in a statement, saying that the company's "comprehensive internal safety data analysis of primary data contradicts the conclusions about an increased risk of potential malignancies".
Officials with Gorran — which means "change" in Kurdish — said their preliminary results showed that they received about 51percentt of the vote in Sulaimaniya in the race for seats in the regional Parliament.
Officials with Service Bus Company, which is based in Yonkers, have said the company will need to receive state transportation operating assistance money to subsidize the route at its current level.
Officials with Trabzonspor, which replaced Fenerbahce in the Champions League, have also been implicated along with officials or players from several other clubs.
Officials with AFGE, which represents 600,000 federal and D.C. government employees, say their number of dues-paying members has grown significantly in recent months, as public-sector workers have felt under attack by Republican lawmakers in states like Wisconsin and Ohio.
Officials with Anschutz Entertainment Group — which runs Staples Center and L.A. Live, both in Price's district — have made clear they want customers to have "unencumbered access" to the sidewalks outside their venues.
