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Byrd Wins Senate Whip Role After Russell Proxy Vote
In a drama filled day Senate Democrats installed Robert Byrd as whip with Edward Kennedy ousted from the post. Georgia's Richard Russell cast a proxy vote that gave Byrd the 28 votes needed to win, while Kennedy said he would not run in 1972. Byrd stressed his long leadership record and said he would align with liberals on key issues.
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Washington
Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Edward M. Kennedy
Senate Democrats
Kennedy
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Byrd
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Russell
Sen
Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
Jennings Randolph
Randolph
Hugh Scott
Howard Baker Jr
Tennessee
Scott
Russell B. Long
Louisiana
Massachusetts