Joan Bennett Kennedy, who later divorced from husband Ted, told PEOPLE that she needed "space" after getting sober to rebuild her life. Read the revealing full story from PEOPLE's archives below Joan ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy has sadly passed away at the age of 89. The pianist, music teacher, and mental health advocate was best known for her marriage to Senator Ted Kennedy. Joan married the youngest of ...

Joan was the first wife of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy; they wed in 1958 and separated in the late '70s before ultimately announcing plans to divorce in the '80s She died peacefully in her sleep at her ...

"There are more of us than trouble" -- "Something terrible is going to happen" -- "A second Chappaquiddick" -- "Victory out of failure" -- "A master legislator." Summary This book is an exploration of ...

McCain delivered remarks at the memorial service for Sen. Kennedy on Friday. August 28, 2009— -- Below are the scripted remarks Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, delivered Friday at the JFK Library in a ...

Ted Kennedy loved the Red Sox and the Pats; Championed Title IX legislation. Aug. 27, 2009 -- The only thing that the late Sen. Ted Kennedy may have loved more than serving the people of Massachusetts ...

STILL A LABOR OF LOVE. THEY HAVE TO WONDER WHETHER THEIR CHILD IS 150 OR $175 SICK, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IT COST TO TAKE HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. YOU KNOW, EVERY WORD. SO ANYWAYS, I JUST I HEARD HIM ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, died Wednesday in her sleep at her home in Boston at the age of 89.Kennedy was married to the senator for 24 years and was the ...

Joan Bennett Kennedy died on Oct. 8, 2025, at the age of 89, after largely retreating from public view in her final years. The first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy, who was open about her struggles with ...