rob clapper and rob o'neal in the front to sign your book.l hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> i got a pile of books but i just choke one because it lynx my passions the folks out

we are joined this evening on stage by rob clapper who served in the army for two decades and was deployedall over the world, he received the general douglas macarthur leadership award for outstanding leadership throughout his army career and honor that distinguished him for more than 35,000 officers. rob will be joined on stage tonight with gunnar, his lovable black lab service dog. ladies and gentlemen, please stand and welcome two patriots and gunnar, to the richard nixon presidential library. [applause] ♪ ♪ i was born free ♪ i was born free ♪ i was born free ♪ ♪ >> thank you. that is awesome. there we go. the army guy needed a navy guy to do it. i am going to give you a break. >> they introduced us to a song by senator kid rock. >> may be. [applause] >> what a crowd. >> you look really good. a different wardrobe. >> i'm not going to say anything because we are in the presidential library. great to see so many wonderful friendly faces. those that are friendlier welcome to stand in the back. great to have you with us. we will jump in. you have been patient in waiting. the one question ev

rob clapper and rob o'neal in the front to sign your book. [applause] >> book tv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they're reading this summer. >> i got a pile of books but i just choke one because it lynx my passions the folks out there, may recall i taught economics at the college level for 20 or years. and i went to seminary before that. so now the politics up up here is pretty toxic right so everybody is talking about civility and ethics and virtue all of this kind of thing, and, of course, everything we do around here is economic and politic. so i just wanted to highlight a book that i've been looking, i got a couple of them with me but one is called dignity by didra chicago trained economist, ph.d. but her thesis in this book she goes through about 20 noble -- prize papers by folks who have written on economic growth. and so economic growth short review course start ised about 1800. all human history was a hockey stick flat as could be everybody in the whole world made a thousand a year per human capita in history and