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I didn’t know he was still alive.
When I saw the headline I thought it said “Senator Harry Reid dies.”
Robert Byrd was from West Virginia and dies in 2010 after being the longest serving Senator.
This is another Byrd — from Virginia.
Harry, Jr's father was an inspiration to me as I became a dedicated Conservative, while still in High School. The leading Virginia Democrat for forty years, he was highly respected by Conservatives in both parties in Southern Ohio in that era.
Harry, Jr. wrote two books, about his own experiences, which I can highly recommend.
Thank you for posting this.
Bill Flax
His dad was also a senator from Virginia. Got 15 electoral votes in the 1960 election.
When Richard Nixon as Vice-President was counting electoral votes in front of the Congress in 1961, he counted them alphabetically. So when he read Alabama’s total he said “and the gentlman from Virginia is in the lead!” which got a lot of laughs in a moment when Nixon had to announce his own defeat.
The oldest living former Senator is now Edward Brooke at 93.
I occasionally met him in the morning, as he walked to his office at the Winchester Star even in his old age. I suppose he is now retired. He was always cheerful and a gentleman. He was a giving man, generous with his time and money.
I remember seeing an interview of him on TV. Back during the 30s Winston Churchill stayed with them for a week.
He said he and his Father loved Churchill because he was so much fun to talk with but his Mother couldn’t stand him. She was mainly upset because he used to walk around the house in his underwear.
Robert Byrd of WV was related to Harry Byrd tho Robert Byrd was adopted and his real name was not Byrd. He was adopted by relatives who like I say were kin to Harry Byrd.
They stuck the constitution in his pocket...and a piece of paper with the “N” word.
Is this a parody -— I thought he died years ago!
covered by a sheet one more time.
he did enlighten us on the fact that there are both black n1ggers AND white n1ggers.
God rest his soul. A conservative democrat. One of the last of his kind.
Virginia aristocracy. A descendant of Pocahontas. RIP.