Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest American to become President at the age of 42. This was because of assassination. But, John F. Kennedy was the youngest American to be ELECTED President at the age of 43.
No. Kennedy was elected at 43, however Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president, at 42, when he assumed the office after McKinley's assassination.
Barack H. Obama was 46 years old, in 2008, when he was elected president.
John F. Kennedy aged 43, and he is the youngest-ever elected president in
However, Theodore Roosevelt is the youngest person to ever become president.
He was 42 when he succeeded to the presidency, following the assassination of McKinley.
President Obama was 47 when he took office.
Kennedy was the youngest elected at 43.
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president at 42 (he assumed the presidency when McKinley was assassinated)
No, he was not. Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he became president in 1901: he was the vice president at that time, but was elevated to president after William McKinley was assassinated. The youngest person ever elected to the presidency was John F. Kennedy, who was inaugurated when he was 43 years old. Barack Obama was in the top 5 of youngest presidents-- he was 47 when he was elected.
To date, Obama was the 5th youngest president.
As of 2017, the youngest US president was Theodore Roosevelt, who was only 42 when he took office.
Kennedy was the youngest elected US president.
Theodore Roosevelt
Technically John F. Kennedy was elected the youngest but the youngest president in office was Roosevelt. (Roosevelt was elected Vice President in 1900 and became President when President William McKinley was assassinated.)
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Theodore Roosevelt was the Vice President under William McKinley and was the youngest president to hold officer when McKinley was assassinated. John F. Kennedy was youngest president elected to office.
The youngest person to serve as President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt, who assumed office at the age of 42, following the assasination of William McKinley. John F. Kennedy was the youngest when elected president and youngest who died.
Bill Clinton (46)
Jhon f kennedy is the youngest president till date.
Both the youngest U.S. Vice President, John C. Breckinridge, and the oldest, Alben W. Barkley, were from Kentucky.
he was the first president to be born in the 1900's and he was the youngest