o'rourke o'rourke, a former editor in chief of national lampoon. in 2014 he offered a a critique of the baby boom generation is one of the over 70 million boomers and reflected on his relationships with his parents and children. >> we are the generation that changed everything. of all the eras and ethics of americans, ours is the one that made the biggest impression on ourselves. [laughing] but that's an important accomplishment because we are the generation that created the self, made the firmament of the self, divided the light of the self from the darkness of the self and said that there be self. [laughing] if you were born between 1946-1964 you may have noticed this yourself. this is not to say we are selfish generation. selfish means too concerned with the self, and were not. self isn't something we're just concerned with. we are self. before self, it was without form and void like our parents and our dumpy clothes. then we came along. and now the personal is the political. the personal is a socioeconomic. the process is is a religious and sec

o'rourke. over the past 20 years he's appeared on both ddclose to 20 times . first up, in 2007 on a monthly call in program in-depth. pj o'rourke discussed his politics, writing and why he uses humor to address political and social issues . >> this picture on the left, isthat a real picture ? >> oh yeah. not a way. that was i would guess 71. not quite positive. >> what were your politics in 1971? >> i think a martian left would be the easiest way to sum it up. i was a left-winger, but i didn't make enough sense to actually be a communist or a trotskyite or anything. >> when did the transformation occur? >> it was gradual. i just wrote about this. there is a book coming out from the huber institution is backing this. edited by mary eberstadt called why i turned right and it's the story of a bunch of us and why we became right and it is a long story and i won't tell it but i'll give the shortversion . i was a radical leftist. very much in favor of some sort of marcus socialist thing in america. i

o'rourke book. all the trouble in the world, modern manners, and etiquette book for with people. >> guest: first book. the original edition of that was 1983. >> host: eat the rich. what was this about? >> guest: eat the rich is what got me started on what wound up being adam smith. which was i was simply puzzled. i didn't understand why some countries are rich and other countries are poor. and so i started poking around going to rich countries and poor countries and trying to see if i could figure out why this country was rich and other countries were poor. it was from that experience that toby monday, the editor of grove atlantic in england who came up with this idea for a series of books come books that changed the world of which my book on adverse this is one and christopher hitchens has will also on thomas paine, the rights of man. and very good it is. it was because of some atoms that poking around in at the smith that toby asked me to write on adam smith. >> host: nesmith, mississippi, you are

o'rourke. in 2007 on our monthly call-in program in-depth pj o'rourke discusses politics and why he uses human in political social issues. >> is this picture on the left, is that a real picture of you? >> oh, yeah. [laughter] >> not a wig. >> not a wig. >> when was it taken? >> that was -- i would guess '71. i'm not quite positive. >> what were your politics in 1971? >> i think that a martian left would -- would be the easiest way to sum it up. i was a left-winger but i didn't make enough sense to actually be a communist or anything like that. >> when did the transformation occur? >> well, it was gradual. it took place over -- in fact, i just wrote about it. there's a book coming out from the hoover institution is backing this, why i turned right and it's the story of a bunch of us and why we became right. it actually is a long story and i won't tell it. ly give the short version. i was a radical leftist, very much in favor of some sort of marxist socialist thing in america. i got a job. i got

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beto o'rourke will join us in this hour. ezra klein will also join us. and we will end the hour tonight with some very special words of wisdom from gabriel garcia marquez, the nobel laureate in literature that wrote "100 years of solitude" and "love in the time of cholera." his son, the film director rodrigo garcia, shared wisdom in a beautifully written piece in "the new york times," one of the two most important things i've read today. i'll bring you that at the end of the hour with the other most important thing that i've read today which was written by 25-year-old chase beach who sees something now on her neighborhood walks that most if not all of us have been missing. and it is very important. and if you stick around to the end of the show, you're going to learn something profound as i did today when i read chase's writing. no president has flip-flopped more than donald trump. beginning with mexico will pay for the wall, to years of flip-flopping that has left the most self-contradictory president in history trying to spin his own spin during the co

o'rourke. a former editor in chief of national lampoon. in 2014 he offered a critique of the baby boom generation, one of the 70 million boomers and referred to relationships with his parents and children. >> we are the generation that changed everything. all the eras and epics of america, ours is the one that made the biggest impression on ourselves. but that is an important accomplishment because we are the generation that created the self, made the firmament of the self, divided the light of the self from the darkness of the south and c let there be self. if you were born between 1946, in 1964 you may have noticed this yourself. this is not to say we are selfish generation. selfish means too concerned with self and we are not, self is not something we're just concerned with. we are self. before us, self was without form and void like our parents in their dumpy clothes. then we came along and now the person is the socioeconomic, the personal is the religious and secular, the science and the a

o'rourke . in any good book to read people. the first book. when was this put out. >> the racial addition of that was 1983. host: was is about. p.j.: this book bound up being adam smith. i was simply puzzled and i did not understand why some countries are rich in other countries are poor. and so i started poking around, going to rich countries and poor countries and try to see if i can figure out why this country was rich in other countries report. that was from that experience that the editor of globe clinic in england, who came up with this idea of a series of books . books that change the world. i went my books on adam smith is one. christopher has been also on thomas paine. twice the men. in very good to dance. it was because of adam smith in the poking around that toby asked me to write on adam smith. host: command, new jersey. >> i am not sure why p.j. o'rourke deserves to be taken seriously to given time on the show when a man who i suspect never wore the uniform, and a from hearing about his politics in the vietnam era, would not have

then we look at books by pj o'rourke and another discussion from the virtual bay area book festival on parenting during the pandemic. find more information on booktv.org. >> frank wilderson spent years in south africa where he was elected to the african national congress. during the country's transformation after apartheid. and red, white, and black, cinema and the structure of us antagonism. his writing has been honored by the legacy award for creative nonfiction and any a literature, in his new book "afropessimism," memoir and philosophy flow-through and from one another as frank wilderson discusses an afro pessimist world of the occult with examples from his own life which in turn inform a lot. the screen is all yours. >> guest: it seems new every time. i thank everyone for coming up and sharing their evening with me in the auditorium of the free library of philadelphia. we are to gather like this perhaps. as horrible as this is, would have been in an auditorium. it is not worth the extra numbers. i hope everyone is safe and healthy. i am going to share with you an episode from my b

his name is o'rourke and he said mail-in balloting, no fraud, no fraud. really? why don't you look at cases. if we went to mail-in balloting our election would look like a total joke. it would be a total joke. there is such fraud and abuse. and you know about harvesting and harvest the ballots and go to people's houses and say sign here. you can't be there or sick and you go and register and do all sorts of things to get that ballot and good security measures. millions and millions of ballots to anybody that is breathing, anybody in california that is breathing. reporter: mr. president, that is not true. president trump: i'm not finished. here's your man. and he's wrong. and no matter who it is, they will admit he's wrong because there is tremendous controversy on mail-in voting. som are goingin new to registered voters. what you your tweet said was not correct. it was wrong. president trump: when he sends out 28 million ballots in all the mailboxes and kids go and raid the mailboxes and sell them to people down the end of the street, you don't think that happens

. >> now we like to highlight some programs from our archives with a equals arrest pj o'rourke.over the past 20 years he's appeared on both ddclose to 20 times . first up, in 2007 on a monthly call in program in-depth. pj o'rourke discussed his politics, writing and why he uses humor to address political and social issues . >> this picture on the left, isthat a real picture ? >> oh yeah. not a way. that was i would guess 71. not quite positive

joe reckons offers insights in becoming an entrepreneur and we take a look at other programs pj o'rourke predefined more information on booktv.org or on your program guide. >> and joining us from detroit, janet webster jones and allison jones turner. the co-owners of stars booksellers and janet when did you say your bookstore rated. >> we actually started with our first incarnation in 1989. so we just celebrated her 30 years of selling books here in detroit. and at that time, we were then going to have events. and then in 2002, we joined a collective the three independent stores surety space. and that in 2013, we moved into the space that we are in now. and this is all in midtown detroit. >> so how far from the downtown area and detroit are you. >> about eight or 9 miles. downtown is one district in detroit and then midtown is the next one after that in years ago, this was created like another part of the city. and that is another 7 miles beyond us. but we really are in the heart of the cultural life of the city with the universities, the library, the main library and the health centers,

we take a look at author program with political pj o'rourke.meritrade founder joe shares his insights and becoming an entrepreneur. geneticist betty investigates her family's oral history. the claims of their descendents of james madison and his slave corine. african-american study professor frank wilder offers his thoughts on being black in america. find more information on both tv.org or on your program guide. >> joining us on book tv from detroit is janet webster jones in alyson jones turner. the co-owners of source book sellers. janet, when did you start your bookstore? >> 1989. we just celebrated our 30 years of selling books here in detroit. at that time, vendors, people had been showing up. in 2002, we helped form a collective of three independent stores that share the space.

then we look at books by pj o'rourke and another discussion from the virtual bay area book festival onenting during the pandemic. find more information on booktv.org. >> frank wilderson spent years in south africa where he was elected to the african national congress. during the country's transformation after apartheid. and red, white, and black, cinema and the suc

in the south in recent years — i'm thinking of stacey abrahams, in georgia, andrew gillum, beto o'rourkerobably going to end up losing too. well, stephen, i do not think so, my friend, as again, as i told you the dems were going to win the house, we're going to win the senate and i am going to win also. and part of that is, we are seeing a changing of the guard here in south carolina. just this past week, this past week, dick wilkerson, who is the head of michelin north america, the largest corporation in south carolina, this is a guy who has worked with lindsey graham and worked with me — he supported lindsey graham, he was on lindsey graham's finance, co—chair of lindsey graham's finance committee when he ran for president. dick wilkerson came out and supported me in this race. that is huge and it's sort of — i'll give you the equivalent, think of mount olympus, that is what michelin is here in south carolina, and dick wilkerson was zeus — it is having zeus come on your side and saying, you know what, jaime, you are going to win this race, and that is why we know we're going to do it.

o'rourke. that's all tonight beginning at 6:50 p.m. eastern. find more information on your program guide or online at booktv.org. .. excited to host the conversation with jon mooallem presenting his new book "this is chance!: the shaking of an all-american city, a voice that held it together". he will be talking with jazmine hughes. you are in for an excellent evening. i want to say a few things. to the publisher and all of you, green lights to our friends are close right now but our community is still here and thanks so much. we are in a webinar which means they can see and hear you though they can see your name so they know you are here. if you have anything you want to share, type your message in the chat window. if you have a question you would like answered you can use the q and a icon. when we get to the you and a, start thinking about it now. we are recording so look for video and audio versions later on, and this is the important part, bookstores are closed for shopping but john's books are available, i will paste the link in a minute b

o'rourke lost a race for the senate. race for the united states presidency. my sense is he's getting ready to run for governor in a couple years so he's taking cheap shots whenever and wherever he can. i'd say be safe, smart, and strong and stop saying dangerous , dumb and weak things. ainsley: well, as joe biden is defending his comments or facing a lot of backlash about the comments on black voters you have elizabeth warren who says she's going to host a high- dollars fundraiser for biden but who can forget what she said last year over and over again. listen to this. >> billionaires in wine caves should not pick the next president of the united states. no to the billionaires. no to the billionaires whether they are self-funding or whether they are funding, we are the democratic party and that's the party of the people. >> [applause] >> get rid of secret spending by the billionaires. >> [applause] >> and break the big donor strangle hold. ainsley: karl, what's your reaction? >> well let's be honest she didn't mean it wh

o'rourke discusses politics and why he uses humor to address political and social issues.host: is the real picture of you not awake. >> oh yeah, not awake. i would guess that was in 71.

we open up our archives to look at programs with author and satarrist pj o'rourke, and thoughts on being black in america. find more information on our website, booktv organize organize or on the program guide. >> recently counterinsurgent expert traced the threats america has faced sin the fall of the soviet union. in this% of program he explains title of the book, the dragon friday the snaked the title comes from. james woolsey, product product's cia director. >> chairman. >> thank you for pointing that out. >> and an incredibly prescient guy. when was going through this confirmation hearing in 1993 he was asked, the cold war just ended, what do you think will be the threat environment that mrs. needs to feign and he said we have slain a large dragon, the soviet union and now we're in a jungle filled with a variety of poison yous snakes and the dragon was easier to keep track of and he lays out this incredibly detailed vision of weak states, failing states and nonstate actors which i call the snakes, and suggests that peer and near peer state adversaries won't be a pig deal for the imm

lectures, tours of historic sites, archival films, and see our schedule of upcoming programs at c-span o'rourke/history -- at c-span.org/history. the country exploring the american story. we have been to more than 200 communities. like many americans, our staff is staying close to home. next, a look at one of our cities toward visits. tour visits. >> we are about 4/10 of a mile from the library. president bush chose this site to be his final resting place. in april, about a year and a half ago now, we buried miss bushe.

joe reckons offers insights in becoming an entrepreneur and we take a look at other programs pj o'rourkeredefined more information on booktv.org or on your program guide. >> and joining us from detroit, janet webster jones and allison jones turner. the co-owners of stars booksellers and janet when did you say your bookstore rated. >> we actually started with our first incarnation in 1989. so we just celebrated her 30 years oel

robert redfield, robert o'rourke, and stephen hahn said that they also speak freely to president trump. in fact, dr. fauci reiterated that reopening the economy prior to certain "checkpoints" could in his opinion bring serious consequences. washington state democratic senator took that as an opportunity to slam the president and offer her own opinion. >> still, president trump is trying to ignore the facts and ignore the experts who have been very clear that we are nowhere near close to where we need to be to reopen safely. >> except that it is not the expert consensus, dr. fauci believes that vaccines are promising, but not imminent, that students may have to go back to school without them. and admiral giroir says while testing is on schedule, it is not the key to open the country. >> still having testing even widely, it does not nullify the need that we are going to have to change our practices in terms of sanitation, personal cleanliness, distancing, face masks, things like that. given what the dynamics could be. >> but instead of waiting for a vaccine or additional testing, senator

current pandemic of a more or less i'm not joined by head teacher of washing broke out to be jason o'rourke jason thanks for being with us now the government would allow children to come back to school only if infection rates are low enough yes yes it's true in the 1st is the day they were given. the blue and it was only consultation 'd with. their teacher unions on this they do know about this. yes it's going to be a bit of a challenge do you want to go back by then. i don't think it's feasible at the current. wow we when asked who would enter an assessment today of the space that we have we can probably fail to meet it so should just i'm seeing rules about 7 children in a class. we have 40 or children in each of the groups we then will have to look at how we do on a row to see a system. this is no direction to stop wearing any p.p.a. the government said that they don't need a pm she interesting saying your previous guest dr apparently sang about social distancing is not possible well it wouldn't be possible within a school setting especially with the younger children as well so it's going

o'rourke. that's all tonight beginning at 6:50 p.m. eastern. find more information on your program guide or online at booktv.org. .. excited to host the conversation with jon mooallem presenting his new book "this is chance!: the shaking of an all-american city, a voice that held it together". he will be talking with jazmine hughes. you are in for an excellent evening. i want to say a few things. to the publisher and all of you, green lights to our friends are close rino

toby o'rourke is with us, the president of campgrounds of america.ked at that number. 31% cancel, 13% postpone. i would have thought that camping was the perfect getaway this summer. what's the problem? >> well, you know what i would say to that. we did that research at the end of april. so at that time, when we asked campers, that 41% as you said were going to especially could the keep their camping trips and 31 se % would cancel, we have seen bookings are outpafg cancellations so those people who canceled are starting to rebook later in the summer. we are starting to see the gap narrowing. stuart: that's great news because you guys do a fwrat job of getting the great outdoors available to all of us. we love what you do. but here's another thing. only half the states as of right now, only half the states allow overnight camping. i can't believe that. what's wrong with going out no t into the country and keeping your distance? what's wrong? >> that's opened up in the past week. as we approached memorial day, more and more states opened up overnight r

it's patty o'rourke showing up at the last split second with 1 140th new york to push them back down the hill. it's william callville and the first minnesota. it's samuel sprig carol sprinting across cemetery hill. >> or david ireland in new york doing exactly what the 20th main did. >> exactly. >> only against far more rebels. >> but my favorite story is actually about the 19th main which was second corps unit and which hancock posted to cover one or two of the artillery batteries that were trying to cover the disintegration of the third corps. out of the smoke and may lay and confusion that prevailed in the late afternoon and early evening, coming up out of that is andrew atkinson humphries, commander of one of the divisions. his division has gone to pieces. it's been ripped apart. and humphries -- he's a philadelphian. he's a very talented engineer. but on this afternoon, he is out of his mind with panic, grief, and fear. he stalks up to the 19th main and he tells them to fix their bayonets and use them on his retreating division, the people from the soldiers, the unorganized mass

time and time again, it is not just chamberlain on the south face of little round top, it is patty o'rourke showing up at the right moment. it is the first minnesota. it is carroll sprinting across cemetery hill, to run into them just as they are about to overrun the gun emplacements. gary: it exactly what the 20th maine did. allen: my favorite story is about the 19th maine, a second core unit, in which hancock had posted to cover one or two of the artillery batteries that were trying to cover the disintegration of the third core. out of the smoke and melee and confusion on july 2, coming out of that is andrew humphries, commanders of one of the divisions. the division has gone to pieces. it has been ripped from the abdomen to the sternum out on the road. humphries, he is a philadelphian. he is a very talented engineer, but on this afternoon, he is out of his mind with panic, grief and fear. he stalks to the 19th maine and tells them to fix their bayonets and use them on his retreating division, the soldiers, the unorganized mass that was fleeing all around them. turn their weapons on the f

it's paddy o'rourke showing up at the last split second with 140th new york to smack into the texas brigade and push them back down the hill. it's william colleville and the first minnesota. it's samuel sprig carroll sprinting across cemetery hill to smack right into early's people just as they are about to overup the gun emplacements on just as they're about to overrun the gun replacements. >> or david ire and doing what the 20th main did, only far more rebels. >> but my favorite story is actually about the 19th main, which was the second corps unit. which hancock had posted to cover one or two of the artillery batteries that were trying to cover the disintegration of the third corps. out of the smoke and the melee that prevailed on the late afternoon on july 2nd, coming up out of is humphries. his division has gone to pieces. it has been ripped from the abdomen to the sternum. and humphries -- he's a philadelphian. he's a very talented engineer, but on this afternoon he is out his mind with panic, grief and fear. he stalks up to the 19th main and he tells them to fix their bayonets and us

our friend beto o'rourke, who i really been missing as you might be able to tell, beto's response tohis, dangerous, dumb and weak. so, that is predictable, right? you also had tweets from representative dan crenshaw yesterday, saying what a condescending reaction. the guy who wanted to be texas's senators believes texans can't make decisions for themselves and they're dumb and weak trying to feed their families. governor abbott can't force anyone to go back to work. texans are choosing to do that, despite what people like beto scream from the ivory tower. you will see this great divide of people want to turn those who want to get back to work to feed their families, we follow the rules but to what end into villains people are defending that. people same we can do this responsibly and with social distancing and everyone is comfortable at the same time people able to secure all the resources for their families that they worked hard for so long. griff: connect the dots, biden says he is going to win texas and turn it blue. elon musk may move tesla there. pete may be headed there. texas

staff are from rival campaigns including senators elizabeth warren and kamala harris as well as beto o'rourkee hires come as president trump if's campaign ramps up attacks against biden announcing friday a $10 million ad blitz honing in on biden's record on china. it's a response to biden's criticism how the administration handled coronavirus. a recent monmouth poll shows biden ahead of trump with 86% of voters saying they knew about the sex assault allegation against biden. biden's campaign has been dogged by the accusations from former staffer tara reid who alleges biden -- tara reid deny reade, describes being forced out of her position after she says she filed a limited report with a congressional personnel office over sexual harassment. >> how long thereafter were you fired? >> it, i would say it was within a month if i was stripped of my duties. i don't know if they knew about the form, but i suspect that it got around. but i don't know. >> reporter: new today, fox news has confirmed reade was charged with check fraud in california just four days before leaving widen's senate -- biden's

given scores to a plethora of people including gwyneth paltrow, arnold schwarzenegger, and beto o'rourkey. it was kind of alarming. that was a frightful room. >> reporter: this former white house staffer is still involved in politics, chairing a left-leaning pac shown front and center on his page. the money he's raising these days, he says, is apolitical. >> we've switched over to raising money and providing ppe to hospitals in about -- i think we're up to 14 states or 15 states. we're sending out boxes of surgical gloves, masks, plastic face shields. everyone's under a lot of pressure, a lot of stress. it's a very difficult time for everyone. >> reporter: which is why he hopes he's at least making people chuckle. >> it's really just intended to be a breath of fresh air. just some lighthearted content for this moment that we find ourselves in. >> reporter: what kind of rating would you give yourself? >> not very good. i mean, this is like a six tops. i -- i'm willing to be self-critical. this is sort of a do as i say, not as i do moment. >> reporter: i can see that. now if you are intere

. >>> the famous beto o'rourke music festival in napa will kick off this weekend in a way that has nevern done before. the festival is live streaming memorable performances from past years since this year's three-day event had to be postponed. yesterday, the cultural lineup included imagine dragons. the weekly stream continues every friday at 5 pm. next week, the lineup includes earth wind and fire. >>> any show of prayer appreciation during this pandemic. a caravan from the bay area brought food and health supplies to farmworkers on the central coast. 8290 vehicles traveled. they loaded up all of the items and met at san jose's a store park before heading out. the caravan also served as an appreciation parade for farmworkers. >> we have great respect for all the essential workers. the farmworkers are feeding america. every single evening when you eat, it is because farmworkers are working day and night to put food on their tables. >> organizers say the states 1 million farm workers cannot hunkered down at home but are spending long hours for little pay in fields and packing plans to pro

that and then i see these comparisons, steve, to beto o'rourke and remember he had this profile thatmarinated in cheesiness vanity fair he has aura and former girlfriends describe him as curious adventurous soul. usually carried a novel in back pocketed. this is a guy who lost. just like stacey abrams she didn't win the georgia gubernatorial election two years ago yet she is getting this sort of treatment. so,you know, "the washington post" they came out with this new mantra that democracy dies in darkness. this is democracy do is in a doocy. i have seen glowing profiles before puff pieces. this one takes the cake. again, stacey abrams, steve, is the same candidate that to this day has not accepted the elections results of 2018. and that's supposed to be dangerous for democracy i thought i was told and now instead she is celebrated for resisting those rules. bought line is she in let's see april, when governor kemp decided that he was going to reopen the state. here's what she had to say about that. this is dangerously incompetent decision that is grounded in personal politics. just

start saying that joe biden wants to ban fracking, wants to raise your taxes, wants to put beto o'rourkeol. now he said aoc will be his new energy deputy, i guess he is grooming her to be his next energy secretary to adopt the "green new deal." that is not what republicans in pennsylvania want. certainly not what democrats in pennsylvania want. we want a positive out look. we want jobs. we want, an outlook that america is great, you know what? we have the right governor here as well in the future, i say it often, pennsylvania can be the new texas. we could even be better. that lifts everyone. again, president trump is about. stuart: pennsylvania, the new texas. those are fighting words right there, congressman. great to have you on the show. dan meuser, i'm sure you're seeing the president later on today. thank you, dan. >> will do. stuart: now this, the fbi reportedly seized senator richard burr's cell phone this. is in connection with the investigation with the sale of stock right before the virus outbreak. the senator avoided a big loss by those sales. ash, come in to this. what is th

o'rourke. >> tonight, on book tv, political leaders beginning at 8 p.m. eastern, "time" magazine national political correspondent molly ball discusses the career of house speaker nancy pelosi. followed by a discussion on what donald trump and winston churchill have in common. then a talk about the character and motivations of north korea's kim jong-un. watch book tv tonight and over the weekend on c-span2. the. >> the u.s. senate is about to gavel in for a pro forma session. they are meeting briefly every three days to technically stay in session while senators are in their home states. the presiding officer: the senate will come to order. the parl men tehran will read a communication to the senate. the parliamentarian parliamentarian:washington,d.c. , may 26, 2020, to the senate:under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable josh hawle >> the u.s. senate gavelling out after a brief pro forma. returning for votes monday, june 1st with work on june 1st, follow live senate coverage here on c-

lectures, tours of historic sites, archival films, and see our schedule of upcoming programs at c-span o'rourke/history -- at c-span.org/history. the country exploring the american story. we have been to more than 200 communities. like many americans, our staff is staying close to home. next, a look at one of our cities toward visits. tour visits. >> we are about 4/10 of a mile from the library. president bush chose this site to be his final resting place. in april, about a year and a half ago now, we buried miss bush here. in november, he with the up4141 and the special car. people lined the tracks all the way from houston. it is probably about 80 miles, and there were people lined up all along the tracks, all the way here. i was in a bus and we kind of follow the path of the train. it was amazing to see the people all over the tracks. ended up at the university, about a mile from here. casket was put in a hearse, brought here, and the corps cadets here lined the walkway on the other side of the break site. lined thecadets walkway all the way here. the funeral service here was just family. ser