Another clip of humorist P.J. O’Rourke, albeit a long one. In March 2009 he was invited to speak at the annual Tom Wolfe Seminar/Lecture at Washington and Lee University. Wolfe himself introduces P.J., which is almost as long as the lecture itself. Even creepier, the lecture takes place at Lee Chapel, where Robert E. Lee is buried right behind the rostrum.
Dated May 23, 1958, the caption of this photo reads "Instructing nurses on the use of respirator for a polio patient." This photo was part of the exhibit The Way We Worked, on display at the National Archives in Washington DC in 2006. More photos from The Way We Worked...
Why Capitalism Must Win: P.J. O’Rourke Lectures at Washington and Lee
Another clip of humorist P.J. O’Rourke, albeit a long one. In March 2009 he was invited to speak at the annual Tom Wolfe Seminar/Lecture at Washington and Lee University. Wolfe himself introduces P.J., which is almost as long as the lecture itself. Even creepier, the lecture takes place at Lee Chapel, where Robert E. Lee is buried right behind the rostrum.
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