The Oldest and Wise President Reagan's Remarkable Journey

The big picture: Age and fitness to serve are being called into question this election cycle, as 81-year-old President Biden and 77-year-old ... Jimmy Carter is being laid to rest Thursday in a state funeral. The former president was 100 when he passed away on Dec. A cornerstone of the 39th president's legacy is his fight for gender equity. For decades, Carter championed women and girls through his domestic ... Theodore Roosevelt, 42. John F. Kennedy, 43. Bill Clinton, 46. Ulysses S. Grant, 46. Barack Obama, 47. Grover Cleveland, 47. Franklin Pierce, 48. John Harris is founding editor and global editor-in-chief of POLITICO. His Altitude column offers a regular perspective on politics in a moment ... When Ronald Reagan was elected at 69, he was the oldest person ever to be elected president. Now his daughter, Patti Davis, says cognitive tests would be a “ ... Ronald Reagan (1911-2004), a former actor and California governor, served as the 40th president from 1981 to 1989. George H. W. Bush, as the 41st President (1989-1993), brought to the White House a dedication to traditional American values and a determination to direct ... Trump, who plans to attend Carter's funeral Thursday at Washington National Cathedral, played it straight on Capitol Hill, walking somberly into ... Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th president died Dec. 29 at his home in Plains, Georgia; his funeral took place Thursday in Washington, D.C..