[Brilliant]

If I’m not mistaken, this is the first public appearance he’s made in decades.

[Constitution Day]

I don’t know about decades but I do know he refuses any autograph requests.

I think I remember him appearing when the 30th anniv. of Apollo 11 happened in 1999.

[Atlas Sneezed]

If I’m not mistaken, this is the first public appearance he’s made in decades.

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You’re mistaken. His recent biography debunked the myth that he was a hermit. Not a publicity hound, and turns down most of the invitations he receives, but that doesn’t mean that he never appears in public. (And this seems to be at a private company’s event, so I don’t know if you consider that “public.”)