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Robert D. Newman, “Mickey Mouse, Vonnegut and Humanities Moments”

November 19, 2015

Robert D. Newman, National Humanities Center
At a recent dinner with Center Fellows alumni, President Robert D. Newman recounted several “humanities moments,” including Kurt Vonnegut’s response to the 1973 burning of his book Slaughterhouse Five by school officials in Drake, North Dakota.