Art Linkletter is (still!) a positive person! - DaveShearon

March 17, 2009

Art Linkletter is (still!) a positive person!

The Wall Street Journal has this great interview with Art Linkletter. He's 96, has been married for 73 years, and is starting Team Grandparent to try and fix Social Security. The article describes him as "fun-filled" with "charm, warmth, dancing eyes, upbeat outlook and joke-telling." Worth a read.

Mar 17, 2009 6:04:21 AM | Positive People

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