Senator Edward M. Kennedy and the Bridge at Chappaquiddick. (Part Two)
From Byte Sized Biographies… by Philip D. Gibbons
November 30, 2025 · 53 min
About this episode
This episode discusses the impact of Senator Edward M. Kennedy's involvement in a tragic auto accident on American political history.
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
Topics covered
- history
- politics
- society
- culture
- documentary
Keywords
- Edward M. Kennedy
- Chappaquiddick
- auto accident
- political history
- July 19, 1969
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