Richard Moe Retires

In the spring, Richard Moe will retire as the president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation after 17 years.

The announcement was made on Tuesday at the trust's Washington, DC headquarters. The Minnesota native once served as the chief of staff to Vice President Walter Mondale.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation was created by federal legislation in 1949. Trust is a non-profit group that looks to save historic places and rebuild communities.

Moe's successor is anticipated to be named in the spring.

Moe, 72, said in a telephone interview "We need to see things through the eyes of a younger generation, in terms of technology and how we can work better with communities, Now it's time for somebody else."

One of his proud of his part in the preservation of Abraham Lincoln's cottage in Washington, preventing Disney Corp from building a theme park in Manassas, VA near the Civil War battlefield among other projects.