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Jimmy Carter's retirement, currently 43 years, is the longest in American presidential history. Carter is the oldest of the six living U.S. presidents, [2] the nation's longest-lived former president, and the first former president to reach the age of 100. [6] The youngest living former president is Barack Obama, age 63.
To be a senator, a person must be aged 30 or over. To be a Representative, a person must be aged 25 or older. This is specified in the U.S. Constitution. Most states in the U.S. also have age requirements for the offices of Governor, State Senator, and State Representative.[74]
The first president, George Washington, won a unanimous vote of the Electoral College. [4] Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms and is therefore counted as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, giving rise to the discrepancy between the number of presidencies and the number of individuals who have served as president. [5]
(Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting commander in chief. ... having returned from a South America trip late ...
He succeeded one-term representative Madison Cawthorn, who was the youngest person elected to the U.S. Congress since Jed Johnson Jr. in 1964, the second-youngest congressman in United States history. [2] Jon Ossoff is the youngest sitting senator at 37, [3] replacing Josh Hawley, who at 41 was the youngest senator of the 116th Congress. [4]
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the White House on July 2, 1964, as Martin Luther King Jr. and others look on. The president's most significant legislative power derives from the Presentment Clause, which gives the president the power to veto any bill passed by Congress.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 13 December 2024. American politician and Army reserve officer (born 1981) Tulsi Gabbard Gabbard in 2024 Director of National Intelligence Presumptive nominee Assuming office TBD [a] President Donald Trump Succeeding Avril Haines Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Hawaii's 2nd district In ...
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