Video: 'July 25, 1969: Ted Kennedy addresses Chappaquiddick accident'

(Friday, July 25, 1969, 7:00 p.m. p.m. EDT; during the Chappaquiddick incident) — U.S. Senator Edward “Ted” Kennedy went on television tonight to ask his Massachusetts constituents to give him “your advice and opinion” about whether he should resign his office one week after a fatal accident at Chappaquiddick Island near Martha’s Vineyard which resulted in the death of his passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne. Continue reading Ted Kennedy asks voters to decide if he should quit 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 25 1969) →