Chappaquiddick incident
The Chappaquiddick incident was a car crash that happened at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, on Friday, July 18, 1969.[4][5] The accident was caused by Senator Ted Kennedy's drunk driving, and resulted in the death of his 28-year-old passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, who was trapped inside the vehicle.[6][7][8][9]
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| Date | July 18, 1969 |
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| Outcome | Ted Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident causing personal injury.[1][2][3] |
The Chappaquiddick incident became a nationally known scandal, while occurring during the Apollo 11 spaceflight. Many said the incident led to Kennedy's decision not to campaign for President in 1972 and 1976.[7][8][9]
A movie was made of the incident in 2017 with Jason Clarke as Kennedy and Kate Mara as Kopechne.
Chappaquiddick Incident Media
Arthur Schlesinger Jr. pictured with Edward Moore Kennedy (= Ted Kennedy)
The Dike Bridge is accessible only by a dirt road, and leads to dead-end sand dunes past Poucha Pond. The guardrail was not present in 1969.
Dike House, along Dike Road, is 150 yards from the bridge.
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References
- ↑ "Chappaquiddick's Echoes". newyorker.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ↑ Wills, Garry (April 29, 1976). "The Real Reason Chappaquiddick Disqualifies Kennedy". Retrieved May 31, 2018 – via www.nybooks.com.
- ↑ Kelly, Michael (April 15, 2016). "Ted Kennedy on the Rocks". gq.com. Retrieved May 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Ted escapes car plunge; woman dies". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): 1A. July 19, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eDNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5310%2C3573743.
- ↑ "Kennedy involved in fatality". Reading Eagle (Pennsylvania): 1. July 20, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LJAjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XqAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6473%2C2003148.
- ↑ "Charge to filed against Kennedy". Eugene Register-Guard ((Oregon)): 1A. July 20, 1969. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTNWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=p-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4031%2C3668966.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Putzel, Michael; Pyle, Richard (February 22, 1976). Chappaquiddick (part 1). (Florida). p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s4gsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7143%2C5292039.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Putzel, Michael; Pyle, Richard (February 29, 1976). Chappaquiddick (part 2). (Florida). p. 1B. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uYgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=x_oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6983%2C7000861.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Jacoby, Jeff (July 24, 1994). Unlike Kopechne, the questions have never died. (New London, Connecticut). p. C9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZYYjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kXYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2065%2C5207562.
