Robert Byrd
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English: Robert Carlyle Byrd (1917-2010) was a U.S. Democratic Senator from West Virignia from 1959 to 2010. He is ranked as the longest serving senator and member of Congress. From 1977 until 1981 and again from 1987 until 1989 he was the Senate majority leader (minority leader from 1981 until 1987). He was also president pro tempore of the Senate from 1989 until 1995, for 17 days in January 2001 and again from June 2001 until January 2003. He was president pro tempore again since January 2007 until his death in June 2010.
Polski: Robert Carlyle Byrd (ur. 1917) jest senatorem ze stanu Wirginia Zachodnia, będącym obecnie najdłużej służącym demokratą i członkiem tej izby w ogóle. W latach 1977-1981 i 1987-1989 był liderem większości (mniejszości 1981-1987) oraz prezydentem pro tempore Senatu w latach 1989-1995, 2001 i 2001-2003. Został nim ponownie w 2007
中文:罗伯特·伯德,美国国会参议员,来自西弗吉尼亚州,民主党人。他在1959年首次当选参议员,任职至今,是现任任期最长的参议员。
Portraits[edit]
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Paint of then-Senate Majority Leader
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Senate photo
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Senate photo
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Photo at desk
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111th Congress photo portrait
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Image used on official website in August 2006
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Earlier Senate portrait
Others[edit]
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Meeting with Gerald Ford
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With General David Petraeus, January 23, 2007
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With Secretary of Defense-designate Robert Gates, November 20, 2006
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Senator Robert Byrd with his great-granddaugthers
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Senator Robert Byrd with his wife and dog in his office
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As pres pro tempore with president George W. Bush
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With Senate historian Dr. Richard Baker
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With WV's farmers