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Robert Byrd

Powerful West Virginia Democratic Senator whose executive assistant was Barbara Videnieks, wife of PROMIS figure Peter Videnieks.

Lifespan 1917–2010 Location North Wilkesboro, North Carolina Mentions 6 Tags PersonPROMISCIA

Robert Byrd was a powerful West Virginia Democratic Senator. His executive assistant was Barbara Videnieks, wife of Peter Videnieks. Byrd played a major role in the effort to have the CIA move some of its administrative offices to Charlestown, 20 miles from Martinsburg, on the Virginia border.1


  1. Seymour, Cheri. The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.

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