I can’t even imagine the discipline and fortitude it takes to write a newspaper column for 45 years.
On May 15, 1963, Rowland Evans and I published our first column. That makes today the 45th anniversary (the first 30 years under the Evans & Novak byline) of the nation’s current longest-running syndicated political column.
[From Robert D. Novak - A Column's 45 Years - washingtonpost.com]