Age and Leadership The Case of Ronald Reagan

On June 5, 2004, Ronald Reagan, the 40th US president, died at his Los Angeles home at the age of 93 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. Reagan was a couple weeks shy of his 70th birthday (69 years, 349 days) when he took the oath of office on January 20, 1981, at the time the ... Biden's total narrowly eclipses the 226 federal judges Donald Trump appointed during his first term as president. Trump, however, will soon be ... 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 ... Actor-turned-politician Ronald Reagan was one of the most influential U.S. presidents, serving from 1981 to 1989. Read about his movies, ... In April 2021, our nation marked the 40th anniversary of the attempt to assassinate President Ronald Wilson Reagan. On March 30, 1981, President Reagan and ... Richard Nixon made Jimmy Carter tempting; Carter made Ronald Reagan necessary. December 29, 2024. President Jimmy Carter, left, and Republican presidential ... Year, Interview Dates, President, % Approval, % Disapproval, % No Opinion. 1952, Dec. 11-16, Harry S. Truman, 32, 56, 12. 1960, Dec. 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 “ ... The Founding Fathers only set an age minimum for U.S. presidents—not a maximum.