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Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick (Part One)

On July 19, 1969 an auto accident, involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the death of a young woman, changed the course of American political history forever.

Senator Edward M. Kennedy, 1968
Edward Kennedy, campaigning in 1962
John Farrar examining the Kennedy automobile as it is being removed from the water near Dike Bridge
Ted Kennedy during nationwide speech following the Chappaquiddick accident
District Attorney Edmund Dinis
Edgartown Police Chief Dominick “Jim” Arena, later in life

Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick. (Part Two)

On July 19, 1969 an auto accident, involving Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the death of a young woman, changed the course of American political history forever.

Senator Edward Kennedy and his wife Joan in the mid-sixties
Joseph P. Kennedy, Sr. and Joe Gargan’s sister Ann, Joe Kennedy’s longtime caretaker.
Joe Gargan, late in life.
Kopechne family gravestone

Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick

The books used to compose this podcast included:

“The Bridge at Chappaquiddick,” by Jack Olsen, and

“Senatorial Privilege,” by Leo D’Amore.

The music in this podcast included:

The Part One intro and Part Two outro:  “Luna Misteriosa,” by Luna Cantina, and

The Part One outro and Part Two intro:  “Anomalous Hedges,” by The Mini Vandals.