Leonard Laster, former President of OHSU, and his wife Ruth Ann speak of their time here in this dual interview. Dr. Laster begins with his early life in New York City and his education. He entered Harvard at age 15 and took his M.D. there at 21. He spent years at the National Institutes of Health in research and was science advisor to the Nixon administration. He speaks of an exciting time before the arrival of for-profit medicine. He was Dean of Downstate Medical Center in New York before coming to Oregon with a vision of creating a center of excellence. He tells of funding challenges and of Senator Mark Hatfield's aid in the creation of the CROET and BICC. He mentions the importance of architecture to the self-image of an institution. It was under his tenure that the institution was renamed the Oregon Health Sciences University.