Remembering Sen. Robert Byrd, Longest Serving Senator Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Sen. Robert Byrd (D-WV) arrives at the Capitol for a series of procedural votes on pending healthcare legislation in the U.S. Senate December 23, 2009, in Washington, D.C. ( Getty Images ) Produced by PRI and WNYC