He was the very archetype of a Supreme Court orator, engaging in booming perorations and lightning-fast exchanges with the judges.

Frank came to the stage with a detailed two-page peroration and zero intention of editing what he had to say.

I did not see Lillard’s peroration live on TV but a day later, on Twitter, where it played in heavy rotation, accompanied by sentiments like “class act” and “no better role model.”

“Greetings, conversationalists across the fruited plain,” he began in one of his stream-of-consciousness perorations from the bunker, an American flag dangling in the corner.

The peroration culminated with a simple white marker at Arlington, on the western horizon.