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Jul 2, 2010 · Eulogy at the Funeral Service for Senator Robert C. Byrd in Charleston, West Virginia. Thank you. To Mona and Marjorie and to Senator Byrd's entire family, including those adorable great-granddaughters that I had a chance to meet, Michelle and I offer you our deepest sympathies. To Senator Byrd's friends, including the Speaker of the House, the ...
And Robert C. Byrd was the fierce -- most fierce defender of not only the state, but the way of life -- I think the most fierce defender that probably this state has ever known in its history. You know, Robert Byrd did use the phrase, “When I die, West Virginia will be written on my heart.”
Jun 28, 2010 · Vice President Joe Biden remembered the late Sen. Robert Byrd fondly Monday, mourning the loss of his “dear friend.”
Oct 10, 2020 · CLAIM: When former KKK Grand Wizard Robert Byrd died in 2010, he was eulogized by Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Partly false. Biden did eulogize Sen. Robert C. Byrd when he died, but Byrd was not a “grand wizard” in the Ku Klux Klan.
Robert Carlyle Byrd (born Cornelius Calvin Sale Jr.; November 20, 1917 – June 28, 2010) was an American politician and musician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia for over 51 years, from 1959 until his death in 2010. A Democrat, Byrd also served as a U.S. representative for six years, from 1953 until 1959.
Jun 2, 2023 · One such myth centers around President Joe Biden and his eulogy for former Senator Robert Byrd. The allegation suggests that Byrd was a former leader within the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and that Biden’s eulogy is an endorsement of his racist past.
Jul 2, 2010 · CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- President Barack Obama and thousands of ordinary West Virginians honored the late Robert C. Byrd at a memorial service in the late senator's home state capital Friday.
