Memoir

Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy wrote that he accepted the finding that a lone gunman assassinated his brother President John F. Kennedy, that Jack's death threatened Bobby's mental health & in turn, that RFK's death lead to heavy drinking in the year which preceeded his driving off a bridge at Chappaquiddick and the resultant death of Mary Jo Kopechne in 1969.

The Senator confesses his actions were inexcusable, and his remorse unrelenting, in a memoir, "True Compass," to be published posthumously on Sept. 14. The 532-page book was obtained early by The New York Times.

Both the publisher and family have objected strongly to the content and timing of early coverage.