W ith respect to aging, the accomplishments of past presidents focused on the needs and particular vulnerabilities of older citizens. Under Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Social Security system was initiated to assure that one’s later years are not spent in dire poverty. Under Lyndon Johnson, Medicare expanded the safety net to provide post-employment health coverage. Even George W. Bush made an effort, however ill-conceived and unworkable, at helping older adults deal with staggering prescription drug costs. With the children of the 1960s entering their sixties and given the advances in medicine and life expectancy, it’s time that federal policy starts also looking at creating opportunities for older Americans.