ROBERT C. BYRD - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/27/1984 - HFSID 266081

ROBERT BYRD
While admitting that he couldn't follow the math, Byrd signs a typed 1984 letter thanking New York Senator Pat Moynihan for a copy of an article on the federal deficit.
Typed Letter signed: "Robert" as Senate Democratic Leader, 1p, 8½x11. On personal Senate letterhead. Washington, D.C., 1984 September 27. To Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In full: "Thank you for writing to me and for enclosing the copy of your article that recently appeared in The New York Times. I appreciate your fine thinking on the deficit problem and your thoughtfulness in providing me with the copy of your editorial. With warm regards, I am Sincerely yours," Handwritten postscript by Byrd: "Thank you, Pat. I found your column to be illuminating, even though I couldn't follow your algebraic formulaRobert C. Byrd (1917-2010) represented West Virginia in the U.S. Senate from 1959 until his death in 2010 - he was the longest serving member of the United States Congress in history. He has served as Majority Leader (1977-1980, 1987-1988), Minority Leader (1981-1986) and President Pro Tempore of the Senate (third in line for the Presidency, 1989-1995). Between 1989 and 2009, whenever the Democratic Party held a majority, Byrd chaired the power Appropriations Committee. He had clout on other important committees too: Armed Services, Rules and Budget. A master of parliamentary procedures, Byrd knew just how to exploit arcane Senate rules to achieve his goals and stymie opponents. A conservative when first elected, Byrd moved gradually to the left during his Senate tenure. The Americans for Democratic Action, whose scores on Senate voting records are a good measure of liberalism, had rated Byrd at 16% in 1964 (when he filibustered civil rights legislation), rising to 95% in 2005. Byrd was the last surviving Senator to have voted to admit a new State to the Union. Fourteen of his colleagues had not even been born when Robert Byrd entered the Senate.DIRECTLY FROM THE SALE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN. Moynihan (1927-2003) represented New York in the U.S. Senate as a Democrat for four terms (1977-2001). A prolific author, he served in the administrations of four Presidents: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon and Ford". Estate inventory numbers in upper and left corners. Lightly soiled. Otherwise, fine condition.