Jack Wendell Henderson Jack Wendell Henderson was born to Ernest “Pete” and Mary Henderson in Waverly, Ill., on March 6, 1940. Jack was raised with his sister, Faye. While attending high school he excelled at running and proudly won a State championship in track. Jack moved to live in South Texas in his 20s and
he never lost an election, in fact, never got less than 64% during running for the senate. we want to get your reaction to the debt and service of robert byrd. the numbers are on the screen. and if you live in west virginia, we especially want to hear from you this morning. we have set aside a line for you. joining us on the line from politico. is martin kady. you wrote he is the guardian of a round that so few understood. guest: it is a sad day for the united states senate and for west virginia. if lyndon baines johnson was the master of the senate, robert byrd was the keeper of all of its rules and traditions and things that most americans, when you tune into c-span, don t really understand. use either terminology unparliamentary removing, but robert byrd was the master. not just as longevity more than 50 years but through his own hard work, he decided he was going to be an inside player. he would master the roles of the senate. he would figure out through his caree