UCA’s History Department and the College of Liberal Arts will host a lecture by Dr. Ken Hechler on Tuesday, Oct. 23 during X-period (1:30 p.m.) in Irby Hall 215.
Hechler earned a Ph.D. from Columbia in 1940 before serving in the Army in World War II. He was an advisor to President Harry Truman and held a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives from West Virginia for 18 years. While holding that office, he was the only member of the House to march with Dr. Martin Luther King in Selma, Alabama in 1965. He has published six books, his most famous being “The Bridge at Remagen,” which was the basis for the cinematic film of the same name produced in 1969. Hechler has a number of personal connections with the State of Arkansas, and his most recent book, “Super Marine!” is about Arkansas native Orlando “Buddy” Jones.