Former President Joe Biden receives lifetime achievement award at Kennedy Institute in Boston

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Source: CBS News

Updated on: October 27, 2025 / 6:15 AM EDT


Former President Joe Biden received the lifetime achievement award at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute in Boston Sunday night, saying that it was "one of the most meaningful honors" he had ever received. The event marked Biden's first public appearance since completing a round of cancer treatment a week ago.

The institute honored Biden as part of its tenth anniversary celebration. It noted his contributions to public service, including his election to the Senate in 1972, his time as vice president under Barack Obama, and his eventual election as the 46th president. Biden is the first-ever recipient of the award and was introduced by Kennedy's widow, Victoria Kennedy.

"I want to tell you how much this means to me, to receive an award that honors the legacy of my friend Teddy Kennedy, who was by my side for every consequential moment of my political life," Biden said at the event. "He made such a profound difference in my personal life."

Biden explained that Kennedy helped him in his Senate campaign and continued to help through the death of his first wife, Neilia Hunter Biden, and his daughter, Naomi Christina Biden. "I was planning to give up my seat in the Senate," Biden explained. "Teddy wouldn't let me give up."

Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/boston-kennedy-institute-joe-biden-lifetime-achievement/

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1. Well deserved!

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2. Expect retribution act in 3...2...1... n/t

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5. "It was rigged!"

[Jim__]

3. Good for the Kennedy Institute and Joe Biden!

[Hope22]

4. Congratulations To you sir!

Well deserved! 🙏🏼💗

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6. It would be great to see the networks interrupt programming to anounce this. Like when Trump farts.

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14. Are these network programming interruptions

in the room with us right now?

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15. I don't smell any.

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19. ...

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7. Well deserved

Thank you.

[Bayard]

8. No one deserves it more

He did so much good while he was in office, as President and Senator. Long live, Joe!

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9. Get the cleaners ready

ketchup is going to flying at the White House 🤪😂

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12. Another impending renovation?

Washable wall coverings will be required.

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10. A decent man during indecent times n/t

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11. And Trump soiled his Depends and screamed, "Where's mine?!!!!"

[LoisB]

13. Well deserved.

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16. PresidentJoe Biden deserves every honor that could possibly be bestowed upon him, and more

[Marie Marie]

17. This makes me so happy. Decency in a long career in public service deserves to be rewarded.

OTOH - President Mean Petty and Jealous - now that he has taken over the Kennedy Center - can just declare himself the winner of the "I'm better than Biden and every other President - ever" Award.

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18. VERY well-deserved!

A man who saw both BIGTIME triumph and tragedy in his life.
A man who kept the faith and kept on putting one foot in front of the other, slowly but surely.
A man of the GREATEST honor, nobility, morality, and humility at the same time.
A man whose accomplishments will go unmatched by just about everybody else at any point in our American history OR into the future.
We are blessed and graced that Joe Biden came our way.

And lucky us! We STILL have the grace and blessing of his presence in the world, for however long God sees fit.

God Bless Joe Biden!!!

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20. President gave a powerful speech

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