senator robert c. byrd of west virginia, a legendary member of the u.s. senate, former president pro tempore of the senate, served here for decades, carried the constitution around in his breast pocket. he could recite poetry nonstop. he was a real believer in the senate. wrote the history of the senate, one that will probably never be matched. i shared the table at the supreme court for one of these dinners and i said, isn't this a beautiful building? and he sai it sure s. i said, how often do you get over here, senator byrd? he said, this is my first time. i said, you've been in the senate for 40 years-plus, and this is your first time? why? well, he said, it's a separate branch of government, you know. and we must respect them, and they'd never asked me to come over. well, i see it a little differently. i go across that street because, yes, it's a separate branch of government, but it's one that we should understand and respect as i hope they understand and respect congress on this side of the street. so this morning i did. went over for an argument be

. >> let's go back to the way we begin with robert c. byrdsenator from west virginia in the senate. >> valentine speaking to proteus. and the two gentlemen of verona were speaking of does he recall beloved sylvia when they said as i rich and heaven of having such a jewel has 20 seeds, if all were peril, water nectar, valentine could just as well have been speaking of a good-solid, well-rounded education. if all they're saying the water nectar and the rocks pure gold. >> how does someone do that? >> well, some are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them. i think that he was a natural, i think that he probably had a great memory for shakespeare, but what he does there, he doesn't just quote shakespeare, he performs it. and then he says why it matters, he says, it's kind of a tough ball to play. most people don't read it or see it, but he's read it. i don't want to talk about the situation that's in the play, i want to talk about a great education. >> how many people work at library? >> over 100-full-time staf