Sen. Byrd Answers The Old Age issue Head On

C-SPAN's The Weekly

"Mr. President, I feel compelled to address head on, I mean

head on, the news stories in recent weeks that have pointed out the

shocking discovery, yes, shocking discovery, that I am growing older.

Did you get that? Shocking discovery that I am growing older."

And with that opening, Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) addressed the U.S. Senate ... June 28, 2007.

Thus began one of the most notable speeches given in the Senate in modern times about age ... and still today a textbook example of how a politician might handle questions about age.

With abundant conversation these days about the advanced age of politicians on both sides, in the latest episode of C-SPAN's podcast "The Weekly," we remember one specific speech made by one specific politician who addressed the age issue directly.

What did Senator Byrd say next that people still talk about today?

Find out in "The Weekly."

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