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[1] [2] The youngest person to become U.S. president was Theodore Roosevelt, who, at age 42, succeeded to the office after the assassination of William McKinley. [1] The oldest person inaugurated president was Joe Biden , at the age of 78.
Theodore Roosevelt was the age of 42 years, 10 months, 18 days at his inauguration, which makes him the youngest U.S. President in history. Roosevelt became the 26 th President of the United States after the assassination of President William McKinley.
The youngest president in U.S. history was Theodore Roosevelt, who became president in 1901 when he was 42 years, 10 months, and 18 days old. Roosevelt was thrust into office following the assassination of President William McKinley.
The youngest president in U.S. history is Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt. He was thrust into the nation's top post in 1909 at age 42 after President William McKinley was assassinated while visiting an ...
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president in U.S. history. He was also one of the most innovative, brash and vigorous.
Joe Biden was the oldest president sworn-in at 78 years 61 days. John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected president at 43 years 236 days. After McKinley died, Theodore Roosevelt became the youngest president at 42 years 322 days.
According to The White House, the youngest person to have ever served as president was President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt, who was the 26th president from 1901 to 1909, was 42 years...
James A. Garfield - 49 years old. James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States. One of the shortest reigning presidents ever, James Garfield, came from a background of poverty. The son of a poor Ohio farmer, Garfield found the opportunity for a steady wage in the military.
Elected in 1960 as the 35th president of the United States, 43-year-old John F. Kennedy became the youngest man and the first Roman Catholic to hold that office.
Data assembled by CBS shows that most U.S. presidents have been in their 50s on Inauguration Day. This aligns with Americans’ preferences: According to a 2023 Pew Research Center poll, about half of Americans said the best age for a U.S. president is someone in their 50s. Vice President Kamala Harris turned 60 in October. Read more on CBS News.