Joan Kennedy, first wife of Massachusetts Sen. Ted Kennedy, dies at 89
Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89.
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Joan Bennett Kennedy, the former wife of the late Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy, died Wednesday. She was 89.
Author and historian John A. Farrell joins Major Garrett on "The Takeout" to discuss his book "Ted Kennedy: A Life." Farrell says Kennedy "was like a shark" because, like a shark, if he stopped moving, he would drown. Farrell and Garrett also discuss how Clarence Darrow became the attorney for "the damned."
Today's spotlight: When JFK announced he was running for president. "Prime Time with John Dickerson" airs Monday-Thursday at 7 p.m. ET on the CBS News Streaming Network.
The 38-year-old Kennedy scion is challenging Senator Ed Markey
For most of U.S. history, senators deferred to the president in the process, but that changed in 1987
A look back at 60 Minutes’ final moments with the Arizona senator and esteemed Navy veteran
Tunney was among the youngest people elected to the U.S. Senate in the past century when he won his seat in 1970 at age 36
Some Democrats worry they see echoes of the divisive battle between Carter and Kennedy in the 2016 race between Sanders and Clinton
As the former congressman digs deep into his long history of mental illness and addiction in "A Common Struggle," his brother, Ted Jr., is calling it an "inaccurate and unfair portrayal" of their family
The son of Senator Ted Kennedy opens up about his family's alcoholism -- including his own -- in an effort to help others battle addiction
This week, Lesley Stahl interviews Patrick Kennedy about his battle with addiction. In 1998, she asked his dad some of the same things
Kennedy's former colleagues reflect on his legacy at the dedication of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute of the United States Senate
More than five years after his death, Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate hopes to inspire new voters and new senators
Sens. John McCain and Barbara Mikulski and former Sens. Chris Dodd and Olympia Snowe talk about their former colleague on the eve of the opening of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute