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Joan Kennedy, the First Wife of Ted Kennedy, Opened Up About Her Alcoholism in a 1978 PEOPLE Cover Story: Read Her Candid Interview

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 ...
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Joan Kennedy Was ‘Never Able to Come Back’ From Being Pushed Over the Edge By Kennedy Family

Keeping up with the ruthlessly ambitious political clan that cruelly kicked her to the curb fueled the self-destructive boozing that destroyed fragile and tragic Joan Bennett Kennedy. The beautiful ...
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Joan Kennedy, first wife of Edward Kennedy, dead at 89

Joan B. Kennedy, the first wife of late Senator Ted Kennedy, died on Wednesday after living a quintessentially-Kennedy rollercoaster life that saw extreme highs and depressing lows in both her ...
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Joan Bennett Kennedy laid to rest, as family, friends celebrate her life

DAVID, BEN. GOOD EVENING. YES. AND THIS IS WHERE JOAN BENNETT KENNEDY REGULARLY ATTENDED MASS UNTIL HER DEATH LAST WEEK. SHE SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED THAT HER FAMILY GATHER HERE FOR HER FUNERAL. WE’RE ...
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Caroline Kennedy Skips Aunt Joan Kennedy's Funeral as Cousin RFK Jr. Makes Surprise Appearance

Joan Kennedy's funeral on Oct. 15, held at St. Anthony Shrine in Boston, was attended by several members of the famous Kennedy family, including Joan’s sons — Ted Kennedy Jr., 64, and Patrick Kennedy, ...