Stengel is married to Mary Pfaff, a native of South Africa.
Following the election,
president-elect Barack Obama was selected by Stengel as"Person of the Year" for Obama's 14th appearance
on Time's cover in 2008.
Casey Stengel said of Waner's game-time drinking,“He had to be
a very graceful player, because he could slide without breaking the bottle on his hip.”.
Stengel left Time in 1999, to become
a senior advisor and chief speechwriter for Bill Bradley who ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the 2000 presidential election.
Stengel joined Time in 1981 and contributed to the magazine through the early and mid-1980s,
including articles on South Africa, which he also covered for Rolling Stone magazine.
Explaining the analogy, Stengel stated his belief that there"needs to be an effort
along the lines of preparing for World War II to combat global warming and climate change.
On September 12, 2008, Stengel was a featured speaker at the ServiceNation Summit in New York,
along with Caroline Kennedy, Senator Hillary Clinton, First Lady Laura Bush and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Stengel served as co-moderator of the forum,
along with PBS journalist Judy Woodruff, and both Senators Barack Obama and John McCain answered questions in front of a live audience at Columbia University about their plans for national service.
At the Constitution Center, Stengel was responsible for starting the Peter Jennings Institute,
offering constitutional training for journalists; Constitution High, a charter school for students interested in history and government; summer teacher institutes; and brought the Liberty Medal to the organization.