November, 1988. Prime Minister Bob Hawke and the Opposition's Andrew Peacock duel with sissors at the opening of the radio alley in the new press gallery at Parliament House, Canberra.

Former Liberal MP Andrew Peacock and Former Prime Minister John Howard at the launch of Howard's autobiography 'Lazarus Rising' at the Intercontinental Hotel in Sydney. Picture: Amos Aikman

Andrew Peacock and John Howard at the start of a Liberal Party Meeting in Canberra in 1948.

July 1999. Prime Minister John Howard (L) with Australian Ambassador to US Andrew Peacock (C) & Federal Reserve Secretary Alan Greenspan, at BBQ held at Australian Embassy in Washington DC. Picture: David Crosling

Prime Minister John Howard talks with Australia's US Ambassador Andrew Peacock at FDR Memorial in 1997. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen

November, 1999. Ambassador to US Andrew Peacock, Foreign Affairs Minister Alexander Downer in Washington prior to US-Australian Ministerial annual meeting of foreign & defence ministers. Picture: AFP

1973. Andrew Peacock with wife Susan Renouf and their children Ann, 8, Jane, 6, and Caroline, 9.

June, 1997. Andrew Peacock, with wife Shirley MacLaine and Prime Minster Johh Howard, with wife Janette attend a function at the the Waldorf Astoria in New York. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen

Shirley MacLaine and Andrew Peacock at Foreign Policy Assoc. dinner at Waldorf Astoria, New York. Picture: Lyndon Mechielsen

Penne and Andrew Peacock attend Opera Australia annual fundraising Ball at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney. Picture: Richard Dobson

1998. Andrew Peacock and his daughter Ann. Picture: Fiona Hamilton

Andrew Peacock (L) and daughter Ann with Eddie and Carla McGuire, watch the 150th running of the Melbourne Cup from the grandstand at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. Picture: Stuart McEvoy

Andrew Peacock speaks on life after oper heart surgery, from his office at Boeing in Sydney. Picture: Marc McCormack

Andrew Peacock, chairman of Boeing Australia, at his office at the company's headquarters in Sydney. Picture: Brett Faulkner

Former Australian Liberal politician Andrew Peacock who has now settled in Austin, Texas, United States of America. Picture: Brian Birzer

1996. Andrew Peacock. Picture: Craig Borrow