Summary: Chaplain Barry C. Black, who has served as the U.S. Senate Chaplain since 2003, gave the afternoon lecture Friday, July 8. Before lecturing, Chaplain Black sat down with Chautauqua’s Director of Religion, Joan Brown Campbell. In this podcast, Chaplain Black tells the story of how he made it to the U.S. Senate after growing up in poverty. Chaplain Black, who was also Chief of Chaplains in the U.S. Navy, discusses preaching for President George W. Bush at Camp David and the experiences that he has had on Capitol Hill. Also in the podcast, Chaplain Black looks ahead to the Institution’s 2012 weeks on the U.S. presidency and the ethics of cheating.
