On Aug. 25, 2009, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the U.S. Senate, died at age 77 in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts, after a battle with a brain tumor. Here are some photos of Kennedy through the years:
Edward Kennedy: 1979
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 1979 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass. walks with his wife, Joan, and son, Edward Jr. across the Wesleyan University campus, in Middletown, Conn.Â
Bob Child
Edward Kennedy: 1985
In this June 24, 1985 file photo, U.S. Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., talks with President Ronald Reagan, left, as they look over an American Eagle that graced President John F. Kennedy's desk during a fund raising event for the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library at McLean, Va., June 24, 1985.Â
Charles Tasnadi
Edward Kennedy: 1987
In this Dec. 14, 1987 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Joseph Biden, right, gestures while talking with U.S. Supreme Court nominee Anthony M. Kennedy, center, and Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., left, before the nominee's confirmation hearing at Capitol Hill in Washington.Â
Doug Mills
Edward Kennedy: 1996
FILE - In this May 29, 1996 file photo, U.S. Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., speaks outside the Statehouse in Boston before a bronze statue of his brother, the late U.S. President John F. Kennedy, at a ceremony honoring contributors to the statue which was unveiled six years ago. Kennedy, the liberal lion of the Senate, has died after battling a brain tumor. He was 77.Â
Elise Amendola
Edward Kennedy: 1999
In a May 24, 1999 file photo Senator Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., jokingly holds the Profile in Courage award lantern as if he intends to keep it, as co-winner, Senator John McCain, R-Ariz., looks on at right during ceremonies at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. In back row are their spouses, Victoria Kennedy, left, and Cindy McCain.Â
ELISE AMENDOLA
Edward Kennedy: 1999
FILE - In an Oct. 4, 1999 file photo Caroline Kennedy and her uncle Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., stand together during a news conference at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston.Â
