Joan Bennett Kennedy, first wife of late Sen. Ted Kennedy, dies at 89

  • October 8, 2025
Joan Bennett Kennedy, first wife of late Sen. Ted Kennedy, dies at 89

Joan Kennedy, first wife of late former Senator Ted Kennedy, gets a standing ovation as she is recognized at the dedication ceremony for the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston on March 30, 2015.

Joan Bennett Kennedy, the first wife of the late Massachusetts Sen. Edward “Ted” Kennedy, has died. She was 89.

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