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# Kathy Ehrich Dowd


## Kathy Ehrich Dowd


## Kathy Ehrich Dowd


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* ![Ethel Skakel Kennedy reads to a her children as they all sit on a sofa, McLean, Virginia, early 1960s. Ethel Skakel Kennedy reads to a her children as they all sit on a sofa, McLean, Virginia, early 1960s. Ethel Skakel Kennedy reads to a her children as ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt163f85691bf1f4d5/698a1a33656a3ffa59bdb553/ethel-kennedy-obit-05.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 10, 2024  
### [Ethel Kennedy, RFK's Long-Devoted Widow and Enduring Link to Camelot, Dies at 96](https://time.com/5708535/ethel-kennedy-dies/)  
Ethel raised 11 children alone after her husband's 1968 assassination.  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Amy Carter playing on the White House grounds with Mary Prince](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt33ac231bb26c6bab/698a1925db2987077226682f/Amy-Carter-Mary-Prince.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 19, 2023  
### [Rosalynn Carter Hired a Wrongfully Convicted Murderer to Serve as White House Nanny. They Remained Lifelong Friends](https://time.com/5919091/rosalynn-carter-mary-prince-white-house-nanny/)  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Rosalynn Carter on Texas Trip](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltaadf7e19f74a7ec7/698a3f1686f68e01216f2a78/Rosalynn-Carter-100.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Nov 19, 2023  
### [Rosalynn Carter, Transformative First Lady and Mental Health Advocate, Dies](https://time.com/5359393/rosalynn-carter-dies/)  
Carter is famously considered one of the most involved First Ladies in history  
[HISTORY](/section/history/)
* ![Murder, She Wrote actress Angela Lansbury](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcbdfa4d032f8c6a1/698a3652cabb1da16fe50be9/angela-lansbury.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Oct 11, 2022  
### [Angela Lansbury Dies at 96](https://time.com/5852619/angela-lansbury-dies/)  
The effervescent 'Murder, She Wrote' star, who entertained fans on the stage and screen for eight de...  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![Beverly Cleary](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4917e1d1a60d07f6/69894a4fdb29876ce12625c4/beverly-cleary-obit-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 26, 2021  
### [Beverly Cleary, Legendary Children's Author, Dies at 104](https://time.com/5588869/beverly-cleary-dies/)  
Cleary enchanted generations of readers with stories about Ramona and other 'regular' kids  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)  
* ![The iconic red rectangular TIME logo with the word 'TIME' in white, bold, uppercase serif letters.](/images/missing-image-1x1.svg)  
Feb 3, 2020  
### [The Rock's Narrating Skills Have Given Birth to a 2020 Super Bowl Football Fantasy](https://time.com/5776398/super-bowl-2020-the-rock/)  
Everyone now wants The Rock to narrate their life
* ![Alex Trebek of the TV show Jeopardy.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfcff4733ae0585c1/698a02218fd2ee2c1e360068/alex-trebek-returns-jeopardyjpg.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Aug 29, 2019  
### [Trebek Returns to _Jeopardy!_ After Cancer Diagnosis](https://time.com/5664811/alex-trebek-returns-jeopardy/)  
'I've gone through a lot of chemotherapy, and thankfully that is now over'  
[ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/)
* ![FBL-WC-2019-WOMEN-MATCH52-USA-NED](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt03e981052f16da06/6989ff9c97cdff400f6b937c/usa-wins-world-cup.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Jul 7, 2019  
### [Team USA Wins 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup](https://time.com/5620124/team-usa-womens-world-cup-final/)  
The U.S. women's national soccer team beat the Netherlands 2 to 0  
[SPORTS](/section/sports/)
* ![robert-mueller-letter-william-barr](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc289e90ce75e696d/69894946096a94812a6a5032/robert-mueller-letter-william-barr.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
May 1, 2019  
### [Read: Mueller's Letter Critiquing Barr's Summary of His Report](https://time.com/5581055/robert-mueller-william-barr-letter-transcript/)  
"There is now public confusion about critical aspects of the results of our investigation"  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![trump-clinton-hacking-jokes-election](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd04af27a3afda46a/6989489516d8845515c34f4c/trump-clinton-hacking-jokes-election.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Apr 18, 2019  
### [President Trump Told Mueller He Was Just Joking When He Asked Russia to Hack Hillary Clinton](https://time.com/5573539/trump-clinton-russia-hack-joke/)  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)  
* ![ttorney Michael Avenatti arrives at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse for R. Kelly's first court appearance](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc2871916def65a77/6989474197cdfff4d46b78b5/michael-avenatti-nike-extortion-charges.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 25, 2019  
### [Michael Avenatti Charged with Extortion and Fraud](https://time.com/5558238/michael-avenatti-charged-nike/)  
The high-profile lawyer once considered a presidential run  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Super Bowl LIII Pregame](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc85dd358b6e49611/6989473cdb298717f62620a7/robert-kraft-prostitution-apology.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 23, 2019  
### [Robert Kraft Apologizes Amid Prostitution Scandal](https://time.com/5557594/robert-kraft-apologizes-prostitution-case/)  
The Patriots owner said he was 'truly sorry'  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![Flowers, candles and mementos sit outside one of the makeshift memorials at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida on February 27, 2018](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9e506d758d2bd0f1/6989473b16d88466e3c34d2f/sydney-aiello-parkland-student-suicide.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 23, 2019  
### [Parkland Survivor Sydney Aiello Takes Her Own Life](https://time.com/5557568/parkland-survivor-sydney-aiello-suicide/)  
Sydney Aiello's close friend died in last year's massacre  
[U.S.](/section/us/)
* ![House GOP](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltce0f83ced73b3814/6989473b656a3fb772bd6d43/steve-scalise-mueller-report.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 23, 2019  
### [No One Knows What’s in the Mueller Report. Here’s Why This Republican Is Claiming Vindication Anyway](https://time.com/5557491/trump-allies-mueller-no-new-indictments/)  
In truth, Mueller's investigation has already led to a slew of indictments  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)
* ![He received the report from Robert Mueller later that day and sent a letter to Congress hoping to have a review for them by the weekend.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb48a92111f96269c/698947374ee262f394314392/william-barr-letter-congress-mueller-report.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1:1)  
Mar 22, 2019  
### [Read Barr's Letter to Congress Confirming the Mueller Report](https://time.com/5557334/mueller-report-william-barr-letter-congress/)  
The Attorney General told Congress he is 'committed to as much transparency as possible'  
[POLITICS](/section/politics/)

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