Then-Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass) delivers a speech at George Washington University in 2004. (Manuel Balce Ceneta / Associated Press) When Ted Kennedy feared that flunking a Spanish test would make ...

TED KENNEDY: A Life. By John A. Farrell. Penguin Press. 752 pages. $40. In his new biography of Ted Kennedy, John A. Farrell describes a letter Joseph Kennedy sent his youngest son telling the ...

Yes, this is a John Kennedy biography by that Chris Matthews, the host of MSNBC's “Hardball” and author of several other books, including one titled “Kennedy and Nixon.” Matthews grew up in a Catholic ...

A new biography of former First Lady Jackie Kennedy details a relationship she had with architect Jack Warnecke, months after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In an excerpt of “Jackie: Public, Private ...

Edward Kennedy, known as Ted, was the youngest of nine children, 17 years younger than his brother John F. Kennedy. As a United States senator, he served the people of Massachusetts for 47 years.

See PEOPLE's picks for the best new books about the Kennedy family Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. Much has been ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." John F. Kennedy Jr. never knew a life out of the public eye. Born three weeks after his father was ...

Eunice Kennedy Shriver wasn’t a president, attorney general or senator. But the lesser-known Kennedy sibling was arguably no less influential. Judy Woodruff talks with Eileen McNamara, author of the ...

When Ted Kennedy feared that flunking a Spanish test would make him ineligible to play football at Harvard, he sent a friend in his place in hopes of securing a higher score. It was the second time ...

NEW YORK — A new biography of former first lady Jackie Kennedy details an affair she had with architect Jack Warnecke, months after John F. Kennedy’s assassination. In an excerpt of “Jackie: Public, ...