Thanks to reader Charles Apple, I have some more for you on Stan Lee's medal at the White House. You can see it on this page.
The relevant speechifying of the day found a Military Aide (that's what he's called in the transcript) announcing, "The 2008 National Medal of Arts to Stan Lee, for his groundbreaking work as one of America's most prolific storytellers, recreating the American comic book. His complex plots and humane super heroes celebrate courage, honesty, and the importance of helping the less fortunate, reflecting America's inherent goodness." Not a bad way to put it…but I'll bet Stan would still have rather received this next January 21.