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Fatal a aaa aT Nin ht tine ah ((Qnommart: OF MassACHUSET@® - - Dukes, ss. Edgartown District Court Edgartown, Massachusetts - Monday, January 5, 15370 FIRST DAY 7 . oo, THE TESTIMONY bo ° OF . OO ' EDWARD-M. KENNEDY C THE COURT: Senator, would you take the witness stand? SENATOR KENNEDY: Yes. , . ~ EDWARD M. KENNEDY, Sworn EXAMINATION BY MR. DINIS: Q: Please give your name to the Court. . A: Edward Moore Kennedy. ; Q: And where is your legal residence, Mr. Kennedy? . , A: 3 Charles River Square, Boston. Q: Directing your attention to July 18, 1969, were there plans made by you to have a gathering on Martha's Vineyard Island? ‘ A: There were plans to participate in an annual sailing recat- - ta in Edgartown on Friday, July 18th and Saturcay, July 19th, ard _ with my cousin Joe Gargaon, Mr. Markham, Mr. LaRoc2 and a nuxter of C.. other people.l Q: Could you tell the Court what your activities were during that afternoon from the time of your arrival? - A: Well, I arrived shortly after 1 o'clock on July 18th, was met-by Mr. John B. Crimmins, driven through town, traveled by ferr™ ‘ " to Chappaquiddick Island to a small cottage there where I changjca : ainto.a bathing suit, later visited the beach on I imagine the east ' side of that island for a brief swim, returned to the cottag2 and changed into another bathing suit, returned to the ferry slip and waded out to my boat, later participated in a race which ended ap- proximately 6 o'clock. - = When did you check into the Shiretown Inn that day? A: Sometime after 6:30, before 7 o'clock. ~ QQ: What were your activities after: that? A: I returned to my room, washed up briefiy and returned to ~ Chappaquiddick Island. Q: Now, were you familiar with the island of Chappaquiddick? A: Never been on Chappaquiddick Island befcre that day. THE COURT: You said you took a swim on Chappaquiddick Isiand Friday afternoon? ; : A A V/ A neat evasion, the first crack out of the box, The auestion was whether Mr, Kennedy had made such plans, obviously with the cook-out in mind. The Senator, however, svoke merely cf "plans" involvirg ea number of rwople “to participate in a sailing regatta." . Fe BR a Ee cae EAE I