Edward Kennedy, known as Ted, was the youngest of nine children, 17 years younger than his brother John F. Kennedy. As a United States senator, he served the people of Massachusetts for 47 years.

More than almost anyone in American public life, Sen. Ted Kennedy is a paradox. Courageous enough to pick up the standard left by three martyred brothers, Kennedy's cowardly actions during the ...

Ted Kennedy and his first wife, Joan Kennedy, welcomed three children together during their nearly two-decade marriage.

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (Ted Kennedy), died in her sleep at her ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89. Bennet Kennedy "passed away ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, best known as the former wife of late Senator Ted Kennedy, died in October 2025. She was 89. The late ...

Much has been written about the Kennedy family, their triumphs, tragedies and their enduring legacy. Through fiction and nonfiction, the stories of former President John F. Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy, ...

The former wife of the late U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy passed away at her home in Boston at age 89.

Joan B. Kennedy, the former wife of Sen. Edward M. Kennedy who endured a troubled marriage marked by family tragedies, her ...