Bill Bennett offers a tribute.
As for me, I liked Jack Kemp from when he first came to my notice early in the Reagan years and I hoped, one day, that he’d be President of the United States. In his clear zest for political battle combined with gentleman’s grace and manners, I thought (and still think) that we had in Jack Kemp that rare combination of skill and judgment necessary for a great President. Unfortunately, the political fates decided otherwise – but we still had, for decades, the service and good counsel of this man, and he’ll be missed.