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What was the Chappaquiddick Incident?
What was the Chappaquiddick Incident?
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Length:
54 minutes
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
On July 18th, 1969, campaign strategist Mary Jo Kopechne and Senator Ted Kennedy were involved in a single-car accident while departing a reunion held at Chappaquiddick island. Only one of them made it it out of the car alive. In the hours, days, weeks, years and decades since, numerous people have tried and failed to come up with conclusive answers about the sequence of events leading to Kopechne's tragic death. Join Ben and Matt as they interview Taylor Allen and Andrew Logan, the screenwriters behind the film Chappaquiddick, as they retrace their steps researching and writing the story, including their inspirations, their beliefs about what actually occurred, and why it's crucial to remember this incident in the modern day. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Released:
Apr 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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