Chappaquiddick will the truth be known
On the night of 18/19 July 1969, twelve people attended a no-spouces party (Meyer Macon Morehouse et al.) on Chappaquid*censored*, a small island off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts. Two of the partygoers fell victim to a continuous deception. Mary Jo Kopechne who would have not lost her life but for the inexcusable misconduct of Ted Kennedy. The other partygoer, Senator Ted Kennedy, lost his chance of ever reaching the White House due to his web of lies. Bobby Kennedy's Presidential campaign had been ably assisted by the "Boiler room girls". A team of young women who were completely dedicated to the Kennedy cause. They were: Mary Jo Kopechne, Rosemary Keough, Nance Lyons, Mary Ellen Lyons, Susan Tannenbaum and Ester Newburgh. More than just secretaries, the girls' commitment made their role vital to the campaign. In June of 1968 Bobby was assassinated and grief overwhelmed the Kennedy family and the Boiler room girls. It had not even been five years since the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Almost every summer, members of the Kennedy family had traveled to Martha's Vineyard to participate in the Edgartown regatta. 1968 would to be an exception. Bobby's murder was a massive blow to the family and those cl
Robert Kennedy's son, Joe, was also on the island. In his police statement Kennedy also stated that "There was a car parked in front of the cottage and I climbed into the back seat. The position in which Mary Jo was found in the car indicated to John Farrar, the diver who recovered her body, that she had in fact not drowned, but rather had suffocated in her own carbon dioxide when an air pocket ran out. (YTedK) After their failed rescue attempt, Kennedy told Gargan and Markham that he would "take care of it" which they took to mean he would report the accident. They mentioned to no-one what had just happened, their understanding being that Kennedy would report the accident, and that they were not to alarm the girls. They chatted about sailing and "Richard's had observed nothing out-of-the ordinary about the Senator's speech or appearance. (McGinniss 565) Look thought that the driver was lost and walked up to the car to offer help. While the senator was still within earshot, Hewitt said loudly, "Senator Kennedy, are you aware of the accident?" Kennedy disappeared behind parked cars, but one of the other men said, "Yes, we just heard about it. On reaching his hotel, where no one saw him arrive, Kennedy testified that he went to his room, changed clothes and collapsed on his bed, exhausted. Secondly, forensic tests carried out on Kopechne's shirt showed a huge amount of blood all over the back of it, and inside the collar. He then took the ferry across to Chappaquid*censored* Island, chauffeured by Jack Crimmins. Look had been on duty at Edgartown Yacht Club on Friday night.
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