As my wife, says, David,
I’m “rewiring,” not retiring,
because I do intend to be very active.
And that was one of the reasons
why I stepped down
at this point in time.
Because while I still have the enthusiasm,
the energy and thank goodness,
the good health
to be able to do something else
for the next few years,
I want to use the benefit
of my experience of being at the NIH
for almost 60 years,
for being the director
of the Institute for 38 years,
and for having the privilege
of advising seven presidents
of the United States
on public health issues,
to use that experience
to hopefully inspire by writing,
reading, traveling, lecturing,
inspiring the younger generation
of scientists and would-be scientists
to at least consider a career
in public service,
particularly in the arena
of public health,
and science and medicine.
Having said that,