The 37year old mayor of south bend, indiana, would be the youngest president in u. At the age of 42, kennedy announced his candidacy for the presidency. Eight of the ten nonrepublican or democratic presidents were older than 57 when assuming office for the first time, however the first four. At 69 years old, president ronald reagan became, at the time, the oldest person to be inaugurated as president. Roosevelt was a liberal leader who believed that the president is a steward of the people. Warren notes shed be youngest woman inaugurated as. The youngest person to assume the presidency was theodore roosevelt, who, at the age of 42years, 322days, succeeded to the office after the assassination of william mckinley.
Reagan however, was the oldest president at the time he left office, at the age of 77 years old and just 22 days away from turning 78. In 1881, james garfield took office and became the eighthyoungest president. Frances folsom, married to president grover cleveland on june 2, 1886, was the youngest first lady in american history. He had struggled against ill health as a young man. If he wins, bernie sanders would be the oldest president.
While obama was the fifth youngest president at the start of his first term, president trump was the oldest to be inugurated at age 70. Roosevelt was sworn in after the assassination of william mckinley in 1901, making kennedy the youngest president actually voted to the office. House of representatives, representing his home state of ohio. On the day of his inauguration, he was 49 years, 3 months, and days old.
Prior to his presidency, garfield had served 17 years in the u. Assuming you mean president of the united states, the youngest on the day he took office was theodore roosevelt, who was 42 years, 322 days old when he. Kennedy was the youngest elected president at 43 years 236 days. Their reign is a gradual revolution of the young generation of leaders around the globe. The second table includes those presidents who had the distinction among their peers of being the oldest living president, and charts. Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the united states, 43year old john f. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first roman catholic to hold that office. List of presidents of the united states by age wikipedia. To become president of the united states, you must be a naturalborn citizen not a naturalized immigrant who has lived here for 14 years and is at least 35 years old. Age of us presidents when first taking office statista. The youngest national leaders in the world, ranked by age. As far as the american presidency is concerned, the youngest candidate was 36year old democrat william jennings bryan b. Meet 37year old indiana mayor pete buttigieg, who thinks he can become the youngest us president ever. At 46 years old, bill clinton became the thirdyoungest u.
Who are the oldest, youngest presidents ever usa today. Roosevelt assumed office on september 14, 1901, at the age of 42 years, 322 days. Theodore roosevelt was americas youngest president at 42 years, 10 months, and 18 days old when he was sworn into the presidency. However, theodore roosevelt is the youngest person to ever become president. Bio of the youngest president and list of runners up. When he left office at age 54, he was younger than most presidents have been when they started their first term. If elected, democratic candidate pete buttigieg would be. Moderators asked the 2020 candidates if they agreed with an assessment made recently by former president obama about women being better leaders and old men needing to. Before trump, ronald reagan was the oldest person to take office. The youngest living president is barack obama, born august 4, 1961 age 58 years, 268 days.
Just 12 years later, he won the 2008 presidential election over john mccain who was 25 years older and had been in politics for twice as long. Trump 70 years, 7 months, 7 days ronald reagan 69 years, 11 months, 14 days william h. At 70 years old, he became the oldest elected president. He was 42 when he succeeded to the presidency, following the assassination of william mckinley. Founding father and first president george washington lived to the age of 67. Kennedy, who was 43years, 236days, at his inauguration. Theodore roosevelt became the youngest president of the united states after the assassination of president william mckinley. Who was the youngest us president and how old was he answers. Theodore roosevelt became the youngest president of the united. The youngest to become president by election was john f. Heres a list of all of the presidents in order of youngest.
There are no experience requirements, as evidenced by the fact that president trump and several other presidents from. Grant was elected president in 1868, and when he took office on march 4, 1869, he was the youngest man to become president up to that time. Should trump win reelection in 2020, he will break this. Age at inauguration presidents of the united states potus. On average presidents are sworn in at 55 years old. Kennedy is the youngestever elected president, aged 43. Meet the worlds six heads of state below 40 years of age. At 71, trump makes our list of the five oldest presidents. Trump supplants the previous oldest president, ronald reagan, who was 69 years, 11 months and 14 days old when he was first sworn in on january 20, 1981.
Pete buttigieg, 37, thinks he can become the youngest us. This is a list of presidents of the united states by age. She was only 21 years old when she married cleveland in. He brought excitement and vigor to the presidency, as he led congress and the american public to progressive reforms. Bio of the youngest president and list of runners up thoughtco. In just 11 months of campaigning, he won the 1960 election against. John fitzgerald kennedy, the 35th president, was 43 and was the youngest us president elected to office at the age of 43 and 236 days old when he was inaugurated in 1961.
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