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NEWS ABOUT: Mary Jo Kopechne

Mary Jo Kopechne stories: 4 news summaries
OPINION

It's Time to Forgive Kennedy for Chappaquiddick: Globe

Senator's remorse was real and his good works atoned for inexcusable behavior

Sep 4, 09 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy's behavior after the Chappaquiddick crash was inexcusable, but it's time to accept his atonement, the Boston Globe writes in an editorial a week after the senator's death. Kennedy's remorse was genuine, as shown by his actions toward the end of his life and his words in an upcoming... More »

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Ted Kennedy • remorse • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne • Hyannis Port

Kennedy Memoir: 
Chappaquiddick
'Inexcusable'  

Senator writes openly of his worst moments

Sep 3, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Kennedy tells of his anguish after Chappaquiddick in a memoir to be published this month, reports the New York Times, admitting that he "made terrible decisions" in the accident that killed his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne. In True Compass, Kennedy deals unsparingly with the low points in... More »

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Ted Kennedy • memoir • autobiography • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne • Robert F. Kennedy

Words Failed Kennedy on Chappaquiddick

Senator invited Kopechne's parents over, couldn't talk

May 19, 09 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Though he longed to tell Mary Jo Kopechne’s parents about the 1969 accident that killed their daughter, Ted Kennedy couldn’t find the words on two occasions when he invited them into his home, a new book on the senator says. “When the time came, after plenty of... More »

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Ted Kennedy • biography • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne • Gwen Kopechne • Edward Klein

Kennedy Inks Blockbuster Deal for Memoir

Senator will discuss failed presidential bid, Chappaquiddick

Nov 27, 07 11:45 AM CST
(Newser) - After a 6-day auction, Ted Kennedy's memoirs have sold for more than $8 million, the New York Times reports. Assuming the Senate Ethics Committee OKs the deal, Kennedy will discuss his lengthy career, infamous car crash, and failed presidential bid. He’s “walking, talking history,” gushed the... More »

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Ted Kennedy • memoir • book • Chappaquiddick • Mary Jo Kopechne

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