Byrd, Robert C. (1917-2010) [Except the Lord build the house...]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.058 Author/Creator: Byrd, Robert C. (1917-2010) Place Written: Washington, D.C. Type: Typed quotation signed Date: circa 1977-1989 Pagination: 1 p. 26.2 x 20.3 cm Order a Copy
Quotation from Psalm 127 typed on stationery of the Senate Majority Leader: "Except the Lord build the house, they labor in vain that built it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain." Originally in the Earl Hunt Collection. Watermarked 1978.
Notes: There is no basis for the inferred date except for Byrd's tenure as senate majority leader, 1977-1981 & 1987-1989.
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