
Dr. Robert Butler
Back in the 1960s, while people were still speaking out against racism and women were fighting for their rights, Dr. Robert Butler was fighting for a group people didn’t really pay much attention to: the elderly.
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Back in the 1960s, while people were still speaking out against racism and women were fighting for their rights, Dr. Robert Butler was fighting for a group people didn’t really pay much attention to: the elderly.

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