With the upcoming election, I thought it would be interesting to look at some facts about past presidents.
Some people think John F. Kennedy was the youngest President to take office. In fact, it was Theodore Roosevelt, at 42. JFK was second, at 43. Clinton was the third youngest, at 46, but was followed very closely by Ulysses S. Grant, also 46. If Barak Obama is elected, he will be 47. He would be slightly younger than Grover Cleveland was, also 47, making Obama potentially the fifth youngest.
As for oldest Presidents, if John McCain is elected, he will be the oldest to take office, celebrating his 72nd birthday on August 29th. Most people know that Ronald Reagan was the oldest, starting his first term at 69. William Henry Harrison, the second oldest at 68, served just one month, and died of natural causes. The seventh president, he was the first to die in office. Third oldest was James Buchanan, at 65.
The first and second single-term presidents were father and son: John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
See other interested facts about United States Presidents.
