Age and the Presidency Insights from Ronald Reagan

Theodore Roosevelt, 42. John F. Kennedy, 43. Bill Clinton, 46. Ulysses S. Grant, 46. Barack Obama, 47. Grover Cleveland, 47. Franklin Pierce, 48. The two last presidential elections, which brought President Biden, now 82, and former President Donald Trump, now 78, to the White House, are ... Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6, 1911, in Tampico, Illinois. Reagan had a long career as an actor and union leader before he became the governor of ... John Harris is founding editor and global editor-in-chief of POLITICO. His Altitude column offers a regular perspective on politics in a moment ... NBC Universal, Inc. Former President Jimmy Carter lied in repose at the Carter Center in Atlanta until Tuesday morning, when the national ... U.S. Presidents by Age. The U.S. Constitution lists several requirements for presidential eligibility, including that the leader of the ... When Ronald Reagan was inaugurated President in 1981, he was just a month shy of his 70th birthday, the oldest man in US history ever t. Jimmy Carter was the longest living U.S. president at 100 years, 89 days old. John F. Kennedy died at the youngest age - 46 years old. Jimmy Carter is being laid to rest Thursday in a state funeral. The former president was 100 when he passed away on Dec. Ronald Reagan, originally an American actor and politician, became the 40th President of the United States serving from 1981 to 1989.