No person involved in so much history received so little attention
as the late Robert C. Byrd, the longest-serving U.S. senator. In
The Last Great Senator, David A. Corbin examines Byrd's complex and
fascinating relationships with eleven presidents of the United
States, from Eisenhower to Obama. Furthermore, Byrd had an impact
on nearly every significant event of the last half century,
including the Cold War, the civil rights movement, the Vietnam War,
Kennedy's New Frontier, the Watergate scandal, the Reagan
Revolution, the impeachment of President Clinton, and the Iraq War.
Holding several Senate records, Byrd also cast more votes than any
other U.S. senator. In his sweeping portrait of this eloquent and
persuasive man's epic life and career, Corbin describes Senator
Byrd's humble background in the coalfields of southern West
Virginia (including his brief membership in the Ku Klux Klan). He
covers Byrd's encounters and personal relationship with each
president and his effect on events during their administrations.
Additionally, the book discusses Byrd's interactions with other
notable senators, including Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Russell,
Mike Mansfield, and especially Robert and Edward Kennedy. Going
beyond the boundaries of West Virginia and Capitol Hill, The Last
Great Senator presents Byrd in a larger historical context, where
he rose to the height of power in America.
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