Former Sen. Fred Thompson dies at 73

Fred Thompson was a U.S. senator from Tennessee for eight years. Here he campaigns for president in Iowa in 2007.

Fred Thompson was a U.S. senator from Tennessee for eight years. Here he campaigns for president in Iowa in 2007.

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Nov. 1, 2015 5:07 PM PT

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Thompson, with his wife and daughter, campaigns for president in 2007.

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Thompson and GOP rival Mitt Romney after a debate in 2007.

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Thompson attends a Broadway play opening in New York in 2013.

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Thompson in Los Angeles in 2014.

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Thompson greets delegates at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minn., in 2008.

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Thompson during a GOP debate in 2008.

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Thompson with fellow Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Capitol Hill in 2001.

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Thompson, the lawyer, with a client in Nashville in 1977.

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Thompson in 2014 in New York.

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