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Mary Jo Kopechne (/ k oʊ ˈ p ɛ k n i /; July 26, 1940 – July 18 or 19, 1969) was an American secretary, and one of the campaign workers for U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, a close team known as the "Boiler Room Girls".
Jul 31, 2021 · Mary Jo Kopechne was a rising political operative who had worked on Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign when she died on Chappaquiddick Island in 1969.
Apr 6, 2018 · Though newspaper headlines at the time identified her simply as a “blonde,” she was 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, a respected political operative who had worked on the presidential campaign...
The crash resulted in the death of his 28-year-old passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, who was trapped inside the vehicle. [7] [8] [9] [10] Kennedy left a party on Chappaquiddick Island, off the eastern end of Martha's Vineyard, at 11:15 p.m. Friday July 18.
Jul 16, 2019 · His passenger, 28-year-old Mary Jo Kopechne, drowned. Kennedy, 37, survived, but his presidential ambitions did not. The Massachusetts Democrat waited 10 hours to report the accident to police,...
Apr 2, 2018 · In 1969, Senator Ted Kennedy careened a car off a bridge, killing passenger Mary Jo Kopechne, but the story of the night’s events remain muddled today.
Jul 18, 2024 · On July 18, 1969, Ted Kennedy was involved in a bizarre car accident that killed young political aide Mary Jo Kopechne. On the event's 55th anniversary, learn about Ted's Chappaquiddick...