Robert C. Byrd
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The late Sen. Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia with his pocket Constitution. (Courtesy Robert C. Byrd Archive, Shepherd University)

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Bluefield's Lykel Collier (11) drives past Robert C. Byrd defenders for a layup during the first half of the Class AA West Virginia boys' state championship high school basketball game, Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)

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Bluefield's Anthony Eades (10) drives in for a layup during the first half of the Class AA West Virginia boys' state championship high school basketball game against Robert C. Byrd, Saturday, March 22, 2014 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Michael Switzer)

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This Nov. 7, 2006, file photo shows the late U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., as he speaks upon winning his ninth term, in Charleston, W.Va. Byrd created a stir in the mid-1960s within the nation's intelligence community when he obtained secret FBI reports leaked by the CIA. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)

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President Obama, Vice President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and former President Bill Clinton attend a memorial service for Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) **FILE**

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Audience members stand during a memorial service for Sen. Robert C. Byrd, Friday, July 2, 2010, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)