Teddy: “I won't know till I see my lawyer.”
Chris Dodd: “Here... put on this neck brace.”
Senator Kennedy would later explain that his wife Joan did not attend the Regatta weekend because of "health reasons" ( she was pregnant )
and...
Senator Kennedy's Driver's License had Expired
- Although driving with an expired license was only a misdemeanor, it did provide the evidence of negligence needed to prove a manslaughter charge in the death of Mary Jo Kopechne.
- The license problem was "fixed" by officials at the Registry of Motor Vehicles, under the direction of Registrar Richard McLaughlin, before the legal proceedings began.