Tag Archives: John F Kennedy

U.S. Senator Gale McGee Buttonholed by Mom and Dad

Posted on January 25, 2021 by ahcadmin

The presidential inauguration last week brings to mind a couple of fun stories told by former U.S. Senator Gale McGee of Wyoming. In 1982, an oral history was conducted with McGee for placement in the John F. Kennedy Library. McGee … Continue reading →

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Mort Weisinger: Superman’s Superman

Posted on May 20, 2019 by ahcadmin

Among the American Heritage Center’s comic book industry collections are evidence of the way in which industry insiders attempted to legitimize their business following the comic book moral panic of the 1950s. Fredric Wertham’s 1954 monograph, Seduction of the Innocent … Continue reading →

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