"You better make that louder when the senator is introduced," Michael Kennedy said.
Several convention delegates said Kennedy's convention presentation was extremely impressive.
But for some people, Kennedy's family connections, not his voting records, make him memorable.
Paul F. Toner, a Cambridge teacher, said John F. Kennedy Jr.'s presence at campaign appearances will help Kennedy broaden his base of support--at least in some demographic groups.
"John John is going to get the [votes of the] younger females," Toner said.
And Cambridge City Councillor Timothy J. Toomey said Kennedy's family connections will always ramain regardless of his campaign strategy.
"It helps [to be a Kennedy]," Toomey says. "It always will no matter how much time goes by."