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University of New Hampshire Published by University Press of New England Hanover and London
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UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
Published by University Press of New England,
Hanover, New Hampshire 03755
1993 by Eugene S. Mills
All rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America 5 4 3 2 1
CIP data appear at the end of the book
Unless otherwise noted, all photographs Jim Harrisson, whose permission the author gratefully akcnowledges.
Bottom illustration on page iii courtesy of Elderhostel Canada.
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TO DOTTY, DAVID, AND SARA
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CONTENTS
Foreword,
Rosalynn Carter
ix
Preface
xiii
Introduction
1
I. The Plot
1. Prologue: Inside the Elderhostel Experience
11
2. The Vision
26
3. The First Summer
33
4. Unsolicited Generosity
42
5. Instant Momentum
47
6. A Cause for Celebration
55
7. The 1980s: A Decade of Expansion
64
8. Elderhostel Today
82
II. The Characters
9. Six Elderhostelers: Portraits of Engagement
95
10. Elderhostelers Write about Their Experiences
107
11. Teaching Folks Who Simply Want to Know
124
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III. The Theme
12. Elders in America: The Context for Success
149
13. Elders Teaching Elders: The Institute Movement
161
14. "The Strange Success of Elderhostel"
171
Appendix: Elderhostel Board of Directors (as of March 4, 1992)
183
Notes
187
Index
191
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FOREWORD
When Jimmy and I left the White House in 1981, we faced not only political defeat, but a number of personal crises for which we had not prepared. The end of Jimmy's presidency marked the close of what had been for both of us ten years of full-time careers in political life; now, we wondered what the future could possibly hold for us. Returning to our home in Plains without our now-grown children would be a strange and painful experience. And because of some unforeseen developments in our warehouse business, we faced heavy debt and uncertainty about our financial security.
These difficulties combined to leave us frustrated, sad, anxious, and very worried. Not only were we worried about our future, we worried about what would happen to the country under its new leadership. Would all of our hard work go to waste?
It took many months and some hard searching before we were able to adjust and come to the realization that our experience is one shared by many, if not all, older Americans. While being the First Family of the United States is certainly a unique and privileged occupationwith many benefits as well as complicationswhat we went through in leaving the White House is common to most individuals who make the transition to retirement, whether involuntary or otherwise.
In our work-oriented society, most of us identify ourselves, and are identified, by our jobs. As children we wonder what we will "be" when we grow up, and it follows that once we end our careers, we cease to
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"be." Retirement is usually thought of as the end of meaningful life, after which decline and constricting opportunities are the only possibilities.
Living as "retired" people since 1981, Jimmy and I have discovered that the later years need not be limited in any way. Coming to this realization has not been easy or painless, in no small part because we had internalized society's harmful stereotype of older people as unproductive and powerless. But with encouragement from each other and through our involvement in many projects, we have found that retirement can be a time of challenge, growth, and liberation.
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