John Rother:  

CLASS OF 1965
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Walter Johnson High SchoolClass of 1965
Bethesda, MD

John's Story

Amazingly, I'm still in Bethesda, still trying to fix our healthcare system, still working too hard but loving it! After WJ I went to Oberlin, then Seminary, then Penn Law. I did some European travel in between and got married. After law school I moved back to DC to do litigation for the NLRB, but soon moved to the Senate to work on Civil Rights for Sen. Jacob Javits. After 4 years I became Staff Director for the Senate Special,Committee on Aging, and after a wonderful 4 years there moved to AARP. I was the AARP Public Policy EVP for the following 27 years, which was a tremendously exciting and satisfying role. I got divorced and remarried du...Expand for more
ring that time, but also lost my son Nate when he was only 27. I have a daughter and 20 year old grandson in Gaithersburg today. I retired from AARP 5 years ago in order to become President and CEO of the National Coalition on Health Care. I'm also a member of several Boards and a consultant to Stanford University. My motto "never a dull day" still seems to hold. My wife Chris and I just moved into a new townhouse on Little Falls Parkway in Bethesda, which we really enjoy. We have a beach house in Bethany and enjoy hosting friends there year round. I would love to catch up with old friends from WJ - hard to believe it's been over 50 years.
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Yearbooks

Walter Johnson High School 1965 yearbook cover photo
1965 Yearbook
Walter Johnson High School
BETHESDA, MD
Walter Johnson High School 1963 yearbook cover photo
1963 Yearbook
Walter Johnson High School
BETHESDA, MD
Walter Johnson High School 1962 yearbook cover photo
1962 Yearbook
Walter Johnson High School
BETHESDA, MD
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Reunions
Walter Johnson High School Reunion Class '65 reunion event on Jul 20, 2015 image
Jul 20, 2015
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Tiananmen Square - gigantic
Beijing from a skyscaper
Feast every night
The Great Wall
Outdoor Mart - where the life (and the bargains) are
Gigantic craft markets with hundreds of vendors
My personal cab driver (a thrill a minute)!
An entire 5 story building devoted to pearls
Nightlife on the old alleys

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