Kent Conrad: “He had that booming voice, and he had an air about him, an air of authority. It was very interesting to see others'…”

“He had that booming voice, and he had an air about him, an air of authority. It was very interesting to see others' reaction to him. You could see they had respect for him in the way he was addressed. I later, then, read a book about him. I don't think I have ever told Senator Dodd this, but I read a book about your father, about the life he had led. I remember distinctly about his being an FBI agent and the Nuremberg trials. That made a great impression on me. Then, when I came to the Senate and had the opportunity to serve with Senator Chris Dodd, I thought: You know, you couldn't be more proud. Your father, looking down on all of this--he could not be more proud than to have his son in his seat in the Senate, somebody who also looks like a Senator--but much more than that, someone who, similar to his father, commands respect from other Senators because of the quality and the character of his work. I yield the floor.”