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Jun 28, 2010 · sworn in, Robert C. Byrd.” The vice president praised Byrd as someone who always fought for his home state, and as a close friend. “We. lost the dean of the United States Senate, but also the...
Jun 28, 2010 · Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, the longest-serving senator in U.S. history known for passionate rhetoric and insider knowledge of Washington's power corridors, died early Monday at age 92....
Robert C. Byrd: A Featured Biography. The longest serving senator in history, Robert C. Byrd gained his higher education in the United States Senate. Rising from an impoverished childhood in the coalfields of West Virginia, Byrd entered public office in 1947 without a college degree.
