-In 1970, he was arrested in Hyannis, Mass., for marijuana possession; he spent 13 months on probation.
-In August 1983, he was cited for operating a boat that was inadequately equiped with safety devices and unregistered, off Cape Cod, Mass.
-In September 1983, he was charged in Rapid City, S.D., for possession of two-tenths of a gram of heroin. In February 1984, he pleaded guilty to the charge. In March 1984, he was convicted. He was given a suspended sentence.
-While married to first wife Emily, he made pregnant Mary Richardson, now his second wife.
-On May 9, 1992, he "ran over" Mary Wallace Anderson, a friend of his ex-wife, while she attempted to enter the vehicle he was driving. He was sued for carelessness, recklessness and negligence.
My favorite quote RE: the Kennedys:
"The Kennedys would lie even if the truth better served their purposes."-Gore Vidal
""The Kennedys would lie even if the truth better served their purposes."-Gore Vidal"