Robert Byrd
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Robert Carlyle Byrd was an American politician who served as a United States senator from West Virginia from 1959 until his death in 2010. A member of the Democratic Party, Byrd had also been the U.S.
Official portrait, 2003
Byrd early in his Senate career
Senate Majority Whip Byrd meeting with President Gerald Ford
Drawer of the Senate desk used by Democratic leaders, including Byrd
John Dingell
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John David Dingell Jr. was an American politician from the state of Michigan who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955 until 2015. A member of the Democratic Party
Robert Byrd
…U.S. senator in history, and was also the longest-serving member in the history of the United States Congress until he was surpassed by Representative John Dingell of Michigan. Byrd is the only West Virginian to have served in both chambers of the West Virginia legislature and in both chambers of Congress. Byrd's…
Official portrait, 2009
Rep. Dingell with President John F. Kennedy
Dingell in the 80s
Dingell in 2010