Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, Doctor of Laws

In one of the his last public speeches before succumbing to brain cancer in August 2009, Senator Ted Kennedy accepted an honorary Doctor or Laws degree from Harvard. President Drew Faust conferred the degree before a standing-room-only audience at Sanders Theatre on December 12, 2008.

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12:22 run time

December 1, 2008

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Harvard University

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