Edward M. Kennedy And Jerry Brown In Los Angeles In 1974 Editorial Image

Senator Edward M. Kennedy of Massachusetts shares a chuckle with then gubernatorial candidate Jerry Brown at a gathering at a Democratic Party rally at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, California in September, 1974. The liberal icon known as The Lion of the Senate for his progressive legislative agenda and mastery of Senate legislative craftsmanship, had a 47 year run representing the Democrats in the Bay State. Born in Boston, he died at the Kennedy family compound in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts from brain cancer at age 77 on August 25, 2009.