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94-Year-Old Former Mayor Lands New Job
One of Canada’s most famed and respected public servants has a new job — at the age of 94! Just three months after retiring from office, Hazel McCallion accepts a new job helping shape her country’s future leaders.
Ken Hechler
For decades, Ken Hechler has served his country and witnessed the biggest moments in history. He interrogated Hitler’s top commanders before Nuremberg, marched with Dr. King on Selma and taught alongside Einstein. Now 97, he’s still making history.
Roy Rowan
Throughout his entire life, journalist and veteran Roy Rowan has been on the front lines of history. Now he’s trying to change the way history sees our aging population in his new book, “Never Too Late: A 90 -Year-Old’s Pursuit of a Whirlwind Life.”
Lee Greenwood
Singer and songwriter Lee Greenwood is the man behind the most stirring patriotic song of our generation, and he says he’s more focused than ever on the state of our country.
Clay Anderson
Astronaut Clay Anderson is living proof of the power of persistence. It took him 15 tries to make it into the Astronaut Corps, and when he finally made it to space, he stuck around for five months.
Rachel Rosenthal
Performance artist Rachel Rosenthal is an artistic visionary who has been pushing boundaries for decades, and the age of 83, she’s more passionate than ever about why she believes the arts are so important to all of us.
World War II’s Fading Memories
There aren’t many people like Bill Coleman. There used to be, but World War II vets are vanishing. Listen to his stories about jumping from a plane on D-Day and understand why his really was the greatest generation.
Helen Thomas
The first lady of the Washington Press Corps reflects on her 60-year career and reveals her picks for worst and best presidents in history.
It’s About State of Mind, Not Date of Birth
John Land is about to turn 89 and is the second-longest serving mayor in U.S. history. He’s traveled a long way but is just a few feet from where it all began.
Alan Grayson
Florida’s freshman congressman is already making a big impact in Washington, but for more than 20 years, he’s been studying something that has an impact on us all — the age wave.
Hazel McCallion
One of Canada’s largest cities has re-elected Hazel McCallion 10 straight times, and at 88, this feisty former pro skater has no plans of slowing down.