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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's Surviving Children Ted Jr. and Patrick Pay Tribute After Her Death: 'She Faced Up to Her Challenges'

Joan Kennedy (second from left) poses with (left to right) Patrick, Kara, Ted Jr. and Ted after earning her master's from Lesley College Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy and ...
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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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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 covered PEOPLE magazine in August 1978 ""I needed space — my own space — and time to see what my needs are, now and for the rest of my life. It's sad to say, but I think I ...