In Memoriam: Wystan
John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 -- 15
The woman speaking here was Mildred Jeffrey, a UAW official and Democratic National Committewoman from Michigan. (Jeffrey was 93 when she died on March 24, 2004: query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E0D71139F936A... )
John Swainson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Swainson) waves goodbye to the crowd. (Swainson had lost both legs in WWII, but he managed to ambulate without crutches or cane. In 1960 his Republican opponent for the Michigan governorship was Paul Bagwell, another legless veteran. Swainson was elected governor in 1960, but in his bid for re-election two years later, he lost to George Romney. Both Swainson and Williams later served terms on the Michigan Supreme Court. Michigan's gubernatorial term is now four years.)
John F. Kennedy's Ann Arbor Whistlestop, October 14, 1960 -- 15
The woman speaking here was Mildred Jeffrey, a UAW official and Democratic National Committewoman from Michigan. (Jeffrey was 93 when she died on March 24, 2004: query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9906E0D71139F936A... )
John Swainson (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Swainson) waves goodbye to the crowd. (Swainson had lost both legs in WWII, but he managed to ambulate without crutches or cane. In 1960 his Republican opponent for the Michigan governorship was Paul Bagwell, another legless veteran. Swainson was elected governor in 1960, but in his bid for re-election two years later, he lost to George Romney. Both Swainson and Williams later served terms on the Michigan Supreme Court. Michigan's gubernatorial term is now four years.)