The oldest president in the world is the leader of Israel. Shimon Peres is 90 years old, with Zimbabwe's 89-year old president following behind him as the second oldest in office.
Ronald Reagan was 69 when first elected President in 1980; he was 73 when elected to his second term of office.
Washington was older than Adams, Jefferson, Madison and Monroe, the others who can be considered founding fathers, but Adams was older when he took office than Washington had been.
1. Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to be elected President. He was 73 his second term. 2. William Henry Harrison was the first to die in office. He died in 1841 after a month in office.
The second youngest elected president was Theodore Roosevelt. He was 42 years old (the youngest president) when he assumed office after the death of William McKinley. However, when he was elected (voted in by the citizens) he was 45 years old. JFK was the youngest elected president, he was 43 years old.
George Washington was the President of the United States in 1796. He was the first President of the United States and he took office on 1789 April 30, serving two terms and leaving office on 1797 March 4.In 1796, the second President of the United States, John Adams, was elected.
George Washington was the President of the United States in 1796. He was the first President of the United States and he took office on 1789 April 30, serving two terms and leaving office on 1797 March 4.In 1796, the second President of the United States, John Adams, was elected.
The oldest former U.S. President at the time of his death was Gerald Ford, who died on 26 Dec 2006 at the age of 93 years and 5 months. President Ford's life was 45 days longer than Ronald Reagan's.The oldest U.S. President at the time he left office was Ronald Reagan, who was 77 years and 11 months old when he left office on 20 Jan 1989.The oldest U.S. President at the time he took office was Donald Trump, who was 70 years and 7 months old when he took office on 20 Jan 2017.The oldest living former U.S. President is George H. W. Bush, who turned 92 on 12 Jun 2016.
The oldest former U. S. President was Gerald R. Ford, who was 93 years and 165 days old when he passed away in 2006, beating Ronald Reagan's record by 45 days. The U. S. President who lived longest after leaving office was Herbert Hoover (31 years, 230 days), but Jimmy Carter is due to break that record on September 7, 2012. In 2011, Jimmy Carter became only the second U. S. President alive 30 years after leaving office. Gerald Ford would have been the second if he had lived another 25 days.
Zachary Taylor was the second to die in office.
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Thomas Jefferson was the second person to hold the office of Vice-President of the United States. He held that office during the Presidency of John Adams, then became the third President of the United States.