Who are the oldest presidents? Here's the full list

Thirty-five is nan minimum property request for nan presidency, but there's nary upward limit. The 2 past statesmanlike elections, which brought President Biden, now 81, and erstwhile President Donald Trump, now 78, to nan White House, are impervious of this governmental reality.

The Founding Fathers excluded a maximum property limit from Constitution, giving those successful their aureate years nan expertise to tally for nan highest agency successful nan land. 

According to Pew Research, 19 inaugurations person progressive presidents successful their 60s and conscionable 4 person progressive presidents successful their 70s. The median property for U.S. presidents on their first time successful agency is 55. Vice President Kamala Harris turned 60 successful October.

The 2024 predetermination rhythm again brought chat about how aged is excessively old for office, which accelerated aft Mr. Biden's on-air debate fumbles successful June. The governmental firestorm led to his his decision to step speech arsenic nan Democratic nominee a fewer weeks later. Critics person besides raised concern astir Trump's property and competency. 

Here's a look astatine nan history of nan oldest presidents — successful nan Oval Office and beyond:

Who were nan oldest U.S. presidents astatine predetermination and successful office?

The 2 oldest presidents ever to beryllium sworn successful are Mr. Biden, who was 78 erstwhile he took agency successful 2021, and Trump, who was 70 connected his Inauguration Day successful 2017.

Now that Mr. Biden has officially near nan 2024 race, Trump is nan oldest candidate. If he is elected, he would eclipse Mr. Biden by a fewer months arsenic nan oldest president ever sworn successful astatine his Inauguration n January, six months earlier his 79th birthday.

The 3rd oldest president astatine his inauguration was Ronald Reagan, who was 69 erstwhile he was sworn successful in 1981. "I americium not going to exploit, for governmental purposes, my opponent's younker and inexperience," Reagan famously said successful 1984 while moving for reelection against Walter Mondale.

In 4th spot is nan nation's ninth president, William Henry Harrison. Harrison was elected successful 1841 astatine property 68, but his tenure arsenic president was short-lived. He died 32 days into his first term, making his presidency nan shortest successful U.S. history.

Who are nan oldest surviving U.S. presidents?

Jimmy Carter, who celebrated his 100th birthday connected Oct. 1, is nan oldest surviving erstwhile U.S. president successful history. Carter, a Democrat from Georgia, served 1 term, from 1977 to 1981. He broke nan longevity milestone successful 2019, astatine 94 years old, surpassing George H.W. Bush to go nan longest surviving president. More than 1,000 group precocious paid tribute to nan erstwhile president astatine a benefit concert up of his 100th birthday.

After he near agency much than 40 years ago, Carter kept engaged building much than 4,000 homes for Habitat for Humanity, traveled nan world to beforehand quality authorities and won nan Nobel Peace Prize.

The 2nd oldest aft Carter is Mr. Biden, who will move 82 connected Nov. 20, conscionable weeks aft nan election. Three erstwhile presidents, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump, each 78 years old, astir necktie for third.

Full database of U.S. presidents, from oldest to youngest astatine extremity of presidency

The database ranges from nan existent president, who will move 82 successful nan weeks pursuing this year's election, down to John F. Kennedy, who was conscionable 46 erstwhile he was assassinated.

• Joe Biden, turns 82 connected Nov. 20, 2024
• Ronald Reagan, 77
• Donald Trump, 74
• Dwight D. Eisenhower, 70
• Andrew Jackson, 69
• James Buchanan, 69
• William Henry Harrison, 68
• Harry S. Truman, 68
• George H. W. Bush, 68
• James Monroe, 66
• George Washington, 65
• John Adams, 65
• Thomas Jefferson, 65
• James Madison, 65
• Zachary Taylor, 65
• Woodrow Wilson, 64
• Franklin D. Roosevelt, 63
• Gerald Ford, 63
• George W. Bush, 62
• John Quincy Adams, 61
• Richard Nixon, 61
• Andrew Johnson, 60
• Lyndon B. Johnson, 60
• Benjamin Harrison, 59
• Grover Cleveland, 59
• Martin Van Buren, 58
• Rutherford Birchard Hayes, 58
• William McKinley, 58
• Herbert Hoover, 58
• Warren G. Harding, 57
• Abraham Lincoln, 56
• Calvin Coolidge, 56
• Jimmy Carter, 56
• Chester A. Arthur, 55
• William Howard Taft, 55
• Barack Obama, 55
• John Tyler, 54
• Ulysses S. Grant, 54
• Bill Clinton, 54
• James Knox Polk, 53
• Millard Fillmore, 53
• Franklin Pierce, 52
• Grover Cleveland, 51
• Theodore Roosevelt, 50
• James A. Garfield, 49
• John F. Kennedy, 46

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