Last updated on:
12/30/2010 |
Author: ProCon.org
Robert C. Byrd, JD Biography
- Title:
- Former US Senator (D-WV)
- Position:
- Con to the question "Was Bill Clinton a Good President?"
- Reasoning:
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“He [Bill Clinton] squandered a lot of his time and his talents. He could have done a lot more and a lot more good. He’s been a disappointment, in many ways, to the American people.”
Crossfire, CNN, Jan. 19, 2001
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Organizations/VIPS/Others
Individuals and organizations that do not fit into the other star categories. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- US Senator (D-WV), 1959-2010
- Chairman, US Senate Appropriations Committee, 2007-2009
- Recipient, West Virginian of the 20th Century, 2001
- Chairman, US Senate Appropriations Committee, 2001-2003
- President pro tempore of the US Senate, 1989-1994
- Chairman, US Senate Appropriations Committee, 1989-1995
- Majority Leader, US Senate, 1987-1988
- US Senate Minority Leader, 1981-1986
- Majority Leader, US Senate, 1977-1980
- Elected US Senate Majority Whip, 1971, 1973, and 1975
- US Congressman (D-WV), 1953-1959
- Senator, West Virginia State Senate, 1951-1952
- Delegate, West Virginia State House of Delegates, 1946-1950
- Member, Freemasons
- Member, Klu Klux Klan (KKK), 1942
- Education:
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- BA, Political Science, Marshall University, 1994
- JD, cum laude, American University, 1963
- Attended Beckley College, Morris Harvey College, Concord College, and George Washington University School of Law
- Other:
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- Born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr. on November 20, 1917, in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina
- Died June 28, 2010 at age 92
- During World War II he worked as a welder for cargo ships in Baltimore, Maryland, and Tampa, Florida
- Called his decision to join the KKK “the most egregious mistake I’ve ever made.”
- His 51 years in the US Senate, longer than anyone else in history, plus his six years as a Congressman makes him the longest-serving member of Congress.
- Quoted in:
- Pro & Con Quotes: Was Bill Clinton a Good President?
