to make it has been a great pleasure i have known you over the years to have this discussion thank you for coming john voigt. see you next time on >> previously on scandalous chappaquiddick. >> they decided to have a reunion of the boiler room girls and then they reported seeing her car upside down in the wate water. >> what have you done? it's been ten hours. >> myw fellow citizens. >> everything he said which was nothing. >> there are doubts now if he is presidential material. >> to make the official

determination of the facts and the circumstances of mary jo. >> lawyers want the judge to set some ground rules for the inquest. >> they let the lead suspect go first there are so many questions. ♪ >> april 29th, 1974 months after the inquest of two mary jo 763 pages of testimony were released to the public as pouring over the material with judge over suing one - - overseeing the inquest. >> i find there is probable cause to believe that edward

kennedy operated his motor vehicle negligently on the way to the public has right of access in such operation can appears to have contributed to the death of mary jo. he was found. negligent. >> one of the things the judge pointed out he did not believe the story that they were going back into town because he left on - - she left her purse in the cabin that's not what you're doing when you're headed back to the hotel that doesn't fit in the story. >> also did not agree to the basic points of his stories. >> kennedy a w claimed he went f the bridge around 11:00 o'clock and made a mistake and turned it turns out he had been on the island

before and was familiar with chappaquiddickar and the paved road and the dirt road. >> while the judge suggested he was negligent no further action was taken. >>'s own statement that they had to issue the indictment but the judge said there isn't enough evidence of the crime to prosecute. >> he determined he had taken the wrong road but he did not recommend anything to the da. he got a bad rap myself. >> he took a blow on the head. he was really incoherent for a longng time. he had a massive hematoma on his brain that lasted for a while he was in tough shape when i saw him. > but outrage was prevalent with those wondering what

really happened. >> even after the inquest almost all of the basic questions were unanswered critics quickly pointed fingers at the leniency of the legal system. >> there is a saying in the halls of justice the only justices in the halls. the and this is a classic example. >> there is the incestuous political and legal culture in the state that allowed ted kennedy to basically miss responsibility but if you look at the inquest from the massachusetts judicial court they said he was not telling the truth that he was lying about his role and still despite the inquest findings he does not serve any time. >> that intense political battle got the best of many even judge boyle. >> when the record was made public, that day judge boyle

resigned his position as judge. he just had to walk away from the whole thing. i think it must've been partly out of shame and also he could not have done otherwise. >> senator kennedy was free to set his sights on reelection to the senate and maybe an even higher office >> ♪

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>> senator kennedy was reelected in the fall of >> senator kennedy was soundly reelected in the halls of the capital in washington things were different. >> he is no longer seen as teflon. everybody knew but now it is out in the open. >> n is presidential aspirations damaged shortly after returning to washington he was challenged for his senior leadership position. >> bobby byrd was doing a lot of the work and for the various members persuaded enough senators to vote for him many told ted they would vote for him but when the vote came down due to

chappaquiddick that shadow fell over everybody he was out and it was a setback he felt diminished. >> another devastating setback that also greatly impacted him was the death of his father joseph. >> joseph kennedy the family patriarch who believed as a second-generation irish-american just off the boat from ellis island that he would build the greatest political dynasty this country has ever had and put a family member into the white house. >> prior to chappaquiddick kennedys suffered a disabling stroke confining him to a wheelchair for the rest of his life after the murders of his sons john and robert joseph had his laster surviving son threaten the family dynasty. >> he was sitting in his bed close one son after another first jack then other than

chappaquiddick occurred that was the last hope for the family was lost they were in disgrace. he had nothing left to live for and ted kennedy took that to hisis grave to make his father's desktop death october 69 took a great toll on the senator. >> he went to the day and night and then his father finally died he said i let down my father. >> despite the turmoil he was still exploring a possible run of the white house 1972 as his ambitions took focus so did the questions about chappaquiddick from the press and secretly from the president of the united states. >> nixon's reputation to be tough now given the challenge of the presidency everything is on thefo table including

chappaquiddick. >> even though those efforts were evident in the halls of the white house over the years feared a kennedy run spent the next white house was very interested because it was always assumed that teddy would run against nixon for reelection. >> but now we know from these documents that they were obsessed with chappaquiddick they saw this as a silver bullet that would end his career forever they were investigating and digging up everything possible. >> nixon was very afraid he

would run against him and 72 so he sent a private investigator to find out what he could that would be incriminating to help him undermine any attempt he may make to stop nixon >> eventually teddy realize the questions of continued silence coupled with nixon's approval rating around 60 percent 1972 would not be his year. >> president nixon was doing pretty well in 72 especially with his trip to china and other legislative successes. he was unavailable by 1972 kennedy made a very deliberate political calculation is probably not a good idea to run this year. house nixon white

breathed a sigh of relief but little did they know it was about to explode. >> five burglars arrested inside the dnc headquarters in washington. >> in the early morning hours june 171-9725 members were arrested for breaking into the dnc in washington dc watergate hotel during the summer and fall of 1972 the scandal rippled across the country with the president and the break-in with the strong economy potential for peace he was soundly reelected crushing mcgovern in a landslide the election the lowest turnout in american history among democrats. >> if the american left had a populist thinker who could present the call for progress in a mainstream way like a

brand name that people knew like kennedy as opposed to say a little-known senator from south carolina names mcgovern. >> instead of wounded kennedy from chappaquiddick he was on the top of his game just in all the media in 1972 could've been a very different election. >> in the direction of the united states in that period would have been veryat different. >> but because kennedy was deadlocked by hisis own behavior he was not there and other candidate stepped forward and could galvanize traditional democrats and the progressive mcgovern democrats to bring them together to push forward instead nixon won. >> as a second term continue continued, reporting by woodward and bernstein would

expose the watergate scandal right to the white house. >> people need to know whether or not there president is a crook i'm not a crook i have earned everything. >> in addition to those hard hitting questions, congressional committees have their own investigation. one of those asking questions was massachusetts senator kennedy. >> by that time he knows the leverage of power in washington he is part of the impeachment process and still has ties to the justice department from his brother robert so he is a huge driving force so what type of questions they will get or who should be subpoenaed to appear?

he is playing a major role he wants to take out nixon and now he can do that. >> the revelation that nixon were recording those conversations was soon exposed he ordered the cia to halt the investigation of watergate with an uncertain prospect of impeachment then nixon saw no way out. >> therefore i shall resigned the presidency noon tomorrow. vice president ford will be sworn in as president at that hour in this office. >> the next day the 30th president of the united states gerald ford address the country. >> my fellow americans, our long national nightmare is over. >>'s resignation emboldened democrats and kennedy setting him up for a white house run

and 76 but as one scandal was in the rearview mirror another made its way back into the spotlight. the power of investigative reporting played a major role in his demise now with a 1976 election on the horizon newspapers were digging deep. >> the people of massachusetts they looked at the anniversary to reinvestigate the accident. >> a two month long investigation the spotlight team found 100 discrepancies from the inquest if they had

an obligation. >> they had an extensive interview the first time he had answered questions from the press about chappaquiddick and then to describe his behavior to make a repeated effort but what he didn't do was report the accident which is what he should havedi done he admitted he didn't do that but with the hazards to report the accident sure though statutory

requirement to report that immediately if he had she may have been saved and that was the crux of the whole he b matt. >> also questioning major parts of kennedy story including his timeline of the accident. >> i think there are lots of problems at the story first he said he left at 1115. >> ted kennedy was asked at the inquest how do you know when this happened? he swore under testimony of the inquest because it was 1115 he remembers seeing the clock in the car after the accident. >> he was under oath when he said this but later the boston globe checked that model of the chrysler and there was no clock on the dashboard. >> it shows that scandalous.

>> that report had it impact the scandal he hoped america would forget was back on the front page. >> this will be the albatross that is one of the main reasons in 76 he does not run for president. it is too soon after the event and he realizes that so he leaves it open to this former peanut farmer to take the presidency. the fact that jimmy carter won that year really angered kenned kennedy. so he sees that. i had a missed opportunity -looks great, honey. -right?

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>> life from news headquarters robert gray. the congressional democrats digging in their heels over $5 billion to build the border wall. democrats say they will not include the funding and a new spending bill that is no deal by friday parts of the federal

government could shut down going home for the holidays without pay. a discovery in egypt the antiquities minister says they found a tomb belonging to a senior official from the fifth dynasty of the pharaohs. more than 4000 years ago it was found just west of cairo archaeologists say it is exceptionally well preserved with detailed hieroglyphics intact statues and original colors a one-of-a-kind find that can offer more understanding of life back then. now back to scandalous t4 t4. >> the price of opec oil was a factor in us experts agree it was even bigger in the future. >> 1979 united states was hit with a second energy crisis

they double the price of crude oilgy within months spent coupled with inflation and memories of the crisis five years earlier panic buying created long lines at the pumps. >> the federal government is stockpiling gas rationing coupon. >>'s senator kennedy began to place heavy blame on the democratic president carter. >> he thought he was not doing enough to tackle the problems of stagflation with low unemployment and inflation in his popularity began to decline possible challenge picked up steam. >> one week ago it was still no then and one day it became i will check with my family now it is all the way up to t maybe. maybe this economy stays in trouble he will run. >> he spent a decade building his reputation in the senate. >> by almost every measure was

a hard-working senator, serious, a leader of the progressive wing of the democraticic party. >> an incredible track record as a senator especially with his constituency. >> he had done a lot of things. he was basically immovable. >> as the fall carried on kennedy had secretly made a decision much to the delight of political pundits he was finally going to run for president. >> senator kennedy has establishes priorities over and over and recognizes the needs of the americann people and their aspirations and among those candidates he seems to be the one most able to lead and inspire. >> he knew he had a supportive base in massachusetts he wanted to increase his popularity on the national stage t.

here range from an hour-long special with cbs news to be hosteddy by roger med for a friend of the late robert kennedy. >> again he would question his own conduct on chappaquiddick but surprisingly it was a different moment in the program conduct on chappaquiddick but surprisingly it was a different moment in the program came across in the interview as not able to answer the most basic question. >> why do you want to be president? >> when i made the announcement to run the reason is because i have a great believe in this country. >> he gave this bumbling answer that it can sound like the united states chamber of

commerce. >> there is more natural resources than any nation in the world technology more than any country in the world innovation. >> he was all over the place i think that nailed him pretty much. >> inside and outside the political sphere the interview was seen as a disaster. >> number one because roger med was the acolyte he wasn't exactly asking tough questions. he was expecting to establish the baseline for the presidential candidacy. >> the roger med te interview proved he had no real rationale for running. >> he completely froze in front of the camera he came across as best settled and incompetent if you're going to

run for president you have to have a reason. he could not provide when i think you lost a good chunk of the electorate with thatha interview

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>> despite the negative reviews kennedy pushed forward. >> the democrats wanted to end the carter presidency here is a candidate who is viable, money, attractiv viable, money, attractive, seris politician great namea and he has a base and then he was a lot more mature. >> kennedy made it clear effort he was a strong alternative to president carter but the scandal remained fresh. >> can the man calling himself as a strong replacement to be perceived as weak ten years have passed but few americans have forgotten chappaquiddick. >> with those headlines americans are also looking at

this rapidly changing story in the middle east those students that were taken control of the embassy had to run. >> i am ordering that we discontinue for oil to this country carter at the same time criticized for his crisis abroad. >> carter was too conservative probably the most conservative democrat in the 19th century and when it comes to the economy and the budget. >> but what kennedy did not know that his criticisms of carter caused unforeseen circumstances. >> kennedy with his own political ambition blinded him to the reality of events because carter had a number of

financial resources. >> kennedy. campaigned and went to the iowa caucuses. >> senator kennedy is ready for that seasoned crew off professionals. >> with his popularity and decline most said the lack of enthusiasm was chappaquiddick. >> he had an east coast following from the media that this is a huge country what you get beyond new york there is a lot of people and they were never told the truth about it.

>> despite being the early favorite he lost the iowa t caucuses. >> he was be by jimmy carter just two weeks before embargoed the state's w chief crop he knew that something was not going well. >> but no candidate has gone on to lose the presidency from new hampshire and carter is the winning side and carter has 50 percent of the vote. >> even march more damaging kennedy began to see his chances dwindle although continuing. >> it was like black crowd will - - a black cloud especially while running for president. >> there were misgivings that

whether or not he can be trusted with an emergency. >> that was a tragic automobile accident. >> but those questions i have worked in public life. >> so to talk in politics today the 1600 delegates needed for the nomination. >> why did democrats? they came close and that case

between the margin between where kennedy was and needed to be with that unlikely president was that margin of trust as much as voters liked them that affection can only take them so far because they could not trust lik him they wee not willing to hand over the reins of power. >> many pundits would argue chappaquiddick played a major role not everyone agrees. >> i don't remember it being a major issue of the campaign the simple fact was his campaign in 1980 never really got traction. >> no matter the reason in the summer of 80 it was clear it was an obstacle he cannot overcome. >> it was a hopeless atmosphere and when you got to the convention it was a foregone conclusion he would not get the nomination. >> after last ditch effort to

take the nomination he knew he lost to carter. >> after long and meticulous he was overwhelmed by the carter forces. >> the dream to put camelot back in the white house in 1980. >> president carter's forces won the impressive victory this evening i am a realist and i know what this result means. i have called president carter and congratulated him. the efforts on the nomination is over my name will not be placed in the nomination but the efforts for democratic principles must and will continue. >> it was a difference of the convention what many thought would be a plea over carter kennedy instead gave the most

passionate speech of his life. >> for all of those cares were our concern the work upon the cause indoors the hope still lives and the dream shall never die and the dream shall never die - - received extraordinary reviews carter won the nomination kennedy who spoke from the heart for his party i would suggest more than that kennedy transcended his party and spoke to the heart of the american people. >> a defining moment in his career and at the time i left many to wonder what might have been have been had given a speech in texas or during the roger med interview he may have been in the white house that was a clear concise statement of where he wanted to take the country it was beautifully written speech well delivered by kennedy and of hisnded people

potential for greatness. that was the trap he had the potential to be a great president. it was all there but he blew it from his own personal and moral failing. >> after the h convention he was committed to help carter defeat reagan america saw a completely different man. >> kennedy in many ways was more charming and likable and a better campaigner for carter they had himself while the challenge was not enough to leave the nomination it may have been enough to give reagan the boost. >> in that race really came down to the final two weeks before the bottom fell out and carter at that point was too damaged by kennedy so he cost the party long-term because that leads to the conservative

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>> 500 miles away the residents of chappaquiddick

are still dealing with aftermath more than a decade earlier even tourists come by looking at the bridge that could have changed the political landscape forever. >> more reason for people to come to see the place that was the beginning of the end of that dynasty. >> so many people were cutting up the bridge taking pieces of it i saw a piece of it on a register in florida i said that's the bridge. >> now that was a synonym for the legacy of the once quaint summer destination. >> it was relatively quiet. the people that live there over the summer still came summer it didn't grow a whole lot but but then chappaquiddick became a destination.

>> it is probably the hardest pronounced word that is more widely known than any other word i can think of. >> of course that all changed. >> as many residents were looking at the public interest that they would be sadly mistaken spec on the 20th anniversary a number of new theories of what happened. >> people worship were still asking questions. >> one of the books featured an interview withre joseph's cousin and he talked to him after the car entered the water. >> he would not know as much what happened today if joey had not appeared to have a crisis of conscience. >> speech sharing in the book senatorial privilege talks about the scandal that

uncovers from the cape cod times 20 years earlier. >> he sat down and revealed the story from his point of viewhe of course it contradicted the myth around kennedy in chappaquiddick at the time. >> critics would question if the interview actually took place fox news was granted access to hundreds of pages of research and interview notes for the book as the author's notes indicate the kennedy cousin told him in the immediate hours after the accident kennedy had proposed that he would make mary jo appear as the sole driver freeing the senator of any wrongdoing. >> there was a lot of speculation so whether that is true or to what extent we are not sure. >> the best-selling book claimsks that is a fresh approach to what happened that night calling from information those that were involved at the scandal but then there was

more continued silence but those dull and damning details or you could try to save the magic that was so special to you so imagine if your memories what you had done with the kennedy's back to 6863 through 60 what is more important the details of a car accident? or the magic to be a part of the kennedy story? the silence was too much for one martha's vineyard resident

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20 years after the accident lingering questions still burned. the former grin jerry leslie, despite being sworn to chrissy, he decided he couldn't keep quiet any longer. 1989 he gave numerous interviews. it all raised more questions about the night of the accident. >> after all this time the foreman of the grand jury in the scandal said there was a cover-up. >> he made several never heard claims starting with the clandestine meeting. >> there was a nonmarket car. walter still gets out of the passenger side, opened the back door motions to get income i get in and they said

no it was simple motor vehicle accident, it'll all be forgotten, don't get involved, don't worry about it. somebody had gotten to them to try to get me to it stop pushing for the grand jury perhaps to be involved. >> wheeling continued that every attempt to seek justice was aborted. >> we had wanted to bring in members and we were told by district attorney that we could not subpoena them. >> he could withhold information and access and that seem to be the likely reason the grand jury was dissolved without any impact. leland was convinced the kennedy family influence was a factor the way that tragedy on martha's vineyard was investigated. >> he's aspiring to be a president and we've got a situation that may be they

were having an affair, maybe they were just friends, whatever, but an accident happens. how can we make him look good >> i think we have a right to ask what really happened. next time on the finale of scandalous chappaquiddick. >> it was impossible to go anywhere and not have it hanging over him. he thought if he devoted his life to good work that somehow they would be able to redeem themselves. >> this is one major progression after another. it remains something he never fully explained.

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