The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), founded in 1958, did not have a substantial membership yet. The Democratic National Committee and AFL-CIO then worked together to transform the Kennedy group into the National Council of Senior Citizens (NCSC).
AARP's early growth was hindered by a lack of substantial membership at its inception in 1958. In response, the Democratic National Committee and AFL-CIO collaborated to rebrand the Kennedy group as the National Council of Senior Citizens.