This page list writings by or about Ken Hechler published in various periodicals or locations.

COAL GROVE —From interrogating high-ranking Nazis to planning the first moon landing and marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., you could say Ken Hechler has seen and done it all.

Friday, students at Dawson-Bryant High School had the opportunity to ask questions of the man who not only lived through the eras of history they are learning about in school, but who also was in the thick of it all. READ THE REST...

From a historical perspective, Ken Hechler is like the real-life version of Forrest Gump. Although he may be more well spoken and doesn’t carry around a box of chocolates, Hechler has one big thing in common with the fictional character READ THE REST...

A sharp first impression was his extreme youth; he wa only 26, and he had already been on the faculty for two years, with a teaching fellowship and as a lecturer, while completing his doctorate. - about Ken Hechler, in An Unforgettable Teacher.

Letters written to Ken From notable people and everyday citizens.

How to Get Elected to Congress

Over sixty years ago, after his first election to Congress Ken Hechler was profiled by New York writer Howard Cohn in an article titled “How to get elected to Congress,”

Mountain Top Removal: Scourge of the People - by Ken Hechler

Ken Hechler entered into Labor Hall of Fame.

From Roslyn to West Virginia:
A look at the career of Ken Hechler
From the Bryant Room Local History Collection

 

 

 

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