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The Bridge at Chappaquiddick

By: Jack Olsen
Narrated by: Kevin Sidenstricker
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Summary

And on its surface, the Chappaquiddick Incident (as it has infamously become known) was a simple but tragic traffic accident. However, its political fallout caused it to become the most speculated-upon car accident until Princess Diana's fatal ride, some 28 years later: Was Kennedy drunk? Was he trying to conceal an affair by deliberately killing Kopechne? Why did he wait for so long before reporting the accident? And who else was involved?

Olsen tells the tale with as much detail as was made available to him. Though there is apparently only a single living eye-witness to the accident (Kennedy himself, who described having the "sensation of drowning" on live television a week later), Olsen tracks down the incongruous statements made by others who were indirectly involved and comes to a potential conclusion which would be difficult to refute. There is no legal evidence of this conclusion, of course, but his alternate explanation of events turns much of the circumstantial evidence into a logic-of-sorts. And his presentation thereof causes one to reflect seriously on the nature of the official record of events as told through Kennedy's lips.

©2014 Jack Olsen (P)2015 Gregg Olsen

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Interesting theory on the Chappaquiddick incident

This is an enjoyable book that puts forward an interesting and plausible theory on what really happened the night of Ted Kennedy's fatal Chappaquiddick car accident. That said its very generous towards the Senator and the very inept Police investigation that followed. Because of this lack of a proper investigation (not even a post mortem on the poor victim) the truth of what really happened that night will forever be unknown. The tiny local one man and his dog police department never really stood a chance once the Democratic party political machine in Massachusetts got into full swing and full cover up mode. Did the Senator in a panicked attempt to avoid a political sexual scandal inadvertently put himself behind the wheel of a car involved in a fatal accident? The author offers an interesting theory but omits much of the really negative background noise. Although Ted Kennedy's court trial is covered the inquest hearing is omitted. All said this was still an enjoyable book.

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