Original air date: March 28, 1996 In America, people are living longer, and older people are more physically and psychologically healthy than ever before. However, growing old remains tough. Think Tank explores whether this is a good time to grow older in America.
Host:
Ben Wattenberg — senior fellow, American Enterprise Institute
Panelists:
Betty Friedan — author of The Feminine Mystique and The Fountain of Age
David Gutmann — professor of psychiatry and education at Northwestern University, author of Reclaimed Powers: Men and Women in Later Life
Elizabeth Cobbs — director of the Division of Aging Studies and Services at George Washington University Medical Center
Richard Sprott — director of the Biology of Aging at the National Institute on Aging
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