Edward Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick Incident (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783668762381)

Seminar paper from the year 2017 in the subject History - America, grade: 2,0, University of Tubingen, language: English, abstract: The Chappaquiddick Incident was a spectacular political scandal in 1969 that attracted heavy media attention. To this day, it remains a subject of speculation in the press. Due to an upcoming movie, called Chappaquiddick, in April 2018 and the recently released trailer about the Chappaquiddick Incident there is currently a heightened media interest about the scandal. In this paper, I want to analyze how a political scandal affects the career of a politician by using the example of Edward Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick Incident as a case study. First I define the term "political scandal". In my second section, I give an overview of Edward Kennedy's life. Next, I describe the events of his political scandal, the Chappaquidick Incident. Finally, I want to show the consequences of the Chappaquiddick Incident for Kennedy s further career as a politician.

Author: Sophia Junger
ISBN-10: 3668762384
ISBN-13: 9783668762381
Publisher: Grin Verlag
Language: English
Published: 09/03/2018
Pages: 20
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.08lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.04d