Shortly after noon today, in Bestor Plaza, vacationers
like me gathered to listen to patriotic tunes like “God Bless America” and “Stars
and Stripes Forever” at Chautauqua Institution. The conductor of this spirited and festive music was Jason Weintraub.
This has been a longtime
vacation site for me, but I had not visited this picturesque lakeside
Victorian-era community during this particular week until now.
Several American Presidents have come to this National
Historic Site, most notably Franklin Roosevelt (who delivered his “I hate war”
speech here at the Amphitheater) and his cousin Theodore, a four-time visitor
who said Chautauqua was the most American thing in America.
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