Robert Byrd
Robert Byrd
Robert Carlyle "Bob" Byrdwas a United States Senator from West Virginia. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd served as a U.S. Representative from 1953 until 1959 and as a U.S. Senator from 1959 to 2010. He was the longest-serving U.S. Senator and, at the time of his death, the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress.Byrd is also the only West Virginian to have served in both houses of the state legislature and both houses of...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 November 1917
CountryUnited States of America
America’s true power lies not in its will to dominate but in its ability to inspire.
I know the moment wasn't too big for us. Lanier made a lot of shots. They made shots against the zone. Then when we went man, they went to a 1-4 (set) and got to the rim. They've got experienced guard play.
Once the action is taken by Congress to pass this tax cut, that money is going out. There is no guesswork to that.
The Congress and certainly this Senate is not ordinary, and certainly not Lilliputian. We're senators.
I love this man from Alaska. I do. I love him. I feel that I have my blood in my veins is with his blood. I love him. But I love the Senate more.
I had seen his two daughters, but I was more interested in fiddle music at that point. As time went on, I became more interested in his daughters than in his fiddle playing.
I've given most of my life to serving the people of West Virginia, and it began here 59 years ago, ... six more years, six more years.
The Klan is needed today as never before and I am anxious to see its rebirth here in West Virginia. It is necessary that the order be promoted immediately and in every state in the Union. Will you please inform me as to the possibilities of rebuilding the Klan realm of W. Va.
They call me 'The Pork King,' they don't know how much I enjoy it.
First, we've got to get over the fact that it's Lanier. We have to play the game, play hard and handle their pressure. We want to try to prevent (high-scoring Bulldogs junior guard R.L.) Horton from getting on a run. Lanier is so balanced and athletic, though, that it's kind of pick your poison with them.
There's more to come. We've got to level with the American people.
The season has come for Americans to look homeward ... instead of continuing to spend billions of dollars in Iraq ,
This incredible American family will undoubtedly once again demonstrate to the nation that they will endure -- and that it is how one lives and not how one dies that ultimately matters.
This ill-considered (ticket tax) proposal resulted in real cuts in firefighter grants, first responder grants, Coast Guard operations, and in the number of airport screeners,