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Jun 28, 2010 · Biden remembers Byrd as mentor and ‘dear friend’. by Sam Youngman - 06/28/10 4:29 PM ET. Biden, speaking in Louisville, Ky., recalled that Byrd acted as a mentor when Biden. joined the Senate ...
Jun 28, 2010 · "Throughout his 51 years, the longest tenure of any member in Congress in the history of the United States, Robert C. Byrd was a tough, compassionate, and outspoken leader and dedicated above all else to making life better for the people of the mountain state -- his state, the state of West Virginia. He never lost sight of home.
Jun 28, 2010 · Special Projects. Team. Did Robert Byrd Really Change His Mind on Race? June 28, 2010. By Celeste Headlee. Produced by PRI and WNYC. As Robert Byrd passes, an era in race relations ends. Byrd started his political life as an Exalted Cyclops in the Ku Klux Klan. In 1944, Byrd wrote the following in a letter to Senat...
Robert Carlyle Byrd (20. november 1917 – 28. juni 2010) var en amerikansk senator fra West Virginia, USA og medlem og senatsleder fra det Det Demokratiske Parti. Byrd var senator fra den 3. januar 1959 , indtil sin død, og er den hidtil længstsiddende Senator i kongressens historie.
Aug 9, 2019 · Robert Byrd wasn’t a Grand Wizard of the KKK but he once led a local chapter An old photograph of former Vice President Joe Biden has been circulating online as some social media users try to ...
Jun 28, 2010 · By Sue Sturgis / June 28, 2010. Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va.) ended his record run in the U.S. Senate today, passing away early this morning at age 92. Byrd joined the Senate in 1959, going on to become not only the longest-serving Senator in history but also the longest-serving member of Congress. During his time in Washington, he witnessed ...
Jun 27, 2010 · Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history and an ardent defender of the chamber's traditions, died Monday. He was 92. Byrd was best known for his ardent defense of the U.S ...
