110 year 320 day-old
American man
of Native American, African American
and Swedish descent —
the 44th oldest living person in the world.
His father stood on the platform
next to President Abraham Lincoln
as Lincoln gave
the Gettysburg Address.
His father was the illegitimate son
of Lincoln's Vice-President,
Andrew Johnson,
who became President
after Lincoln's assassination.
He is quickwitted, opinionated,
blind, talkative
and one of the last
living veterans of World War I.
"Why have you lived this long?"
I asked. He said,
"I don't fool around with women,
beer, wine or whiskey."
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