John Edwards' second presidential run lasted for 399 days.
After the jump, a timeline of his campaign.
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Feb. 2005: Edwards speaks at a Democratic dinner in New Hampshire, beginning the groundwork for his 2008 presidential campaign.
May 2006: Edwards says he will not seek the presidency if his wife's health worsens.
Dec. 28, 2006: Edwards announces his second run for president from a Katrina-ravaged section of New Orleans.
March 22, 2007: Elizabeth and John Edwards announce that her breast cancer
has returned. This time the cancer is in her rib and is an incurable form. They plan to continue with the campaign.
July 2007: Edwards takes flak for paying $400 for haircuts from a Beverly Hills stylist.
Sept. 2007: Edwards announces he will begin accepting public campaign financing.
Dec. 2007: Edwards fails to get the endorsement of the Des Moines Register. Their endorsement goes to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Jan. 3, 2008: Edwards finishes second to Barack Obama in the Iowa caucuses.
Jan. 8, 2008: Edwards finishes a distant third in the New Hampshire
primary.
Jan. 26, 2008: After carrying his native state, South Carolina, in the 2004
primary Edwards finishes a distant third this time.
Jan. 30, 2008: Edwards drops out of the race.
Compiled by news researcher Denise Jones.
