List of Presidents by Age at Inauguration
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- With the assassination of 25th President william McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt at age 42 became the 26th and youngest President.
- The youngest to become president by election was John F. Kennedy, who was 43 years old.
- The oldest was Joe Biden who assumed the presidency at the age of 78.
- The second oldest was Donald Trump who assumed the presidency at the age of 70.
- 56.0 is the average age of the Presidents upon inauguration.
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List of Presidents by Age at Inauguration
"We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil and sacrifice and high courage."
"The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis.' One brush stroke stands for danger; the other for opportunity. In a crisis, be aware of the danger-but recognize the opportunity."
"We all do better when we work together. Our differences do matter, but our common humanity matters more."
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins."
"Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."
"It is better to be defeated standing for a high principle than to run by committing subterfuge."
"If wrinkles must be written on our brow, let them not be written on our heart. The spirit should never grow old."
"Peace, plenty, and contentment reign throughout our borders, and our beloved country presents a sublime moral spectacle to the world."
"If you see ten troubles coming down the road, you can be sure that nine will run into the ditch before they reach you."
"Don't write so that you can be understood, write so that you can't be misunderstood."
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
"We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams."
"We will not waver; we will not tire; we will not falter, and we will not fail. Peace and Freedom will prevail."
"A truly American sentiment recognizes the dignity of labor and the fact that honor lies in honest toil."
"Always remember, others may hate you, but those who hate you don't win unless you hate them, and then you destroy yourself."
"If you always support the correct principles then you will never get the wrong results!"
"Liberty, when it begins to take root, is a plant of rapid growth. "
Letter to James Madison - Sunday, March 02, 1788
Letter to James Madison - Sunday, March 02, 1788
"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader."
"On matters of style, swim with the current, on matters of principle, stand like a rock."
"The advancement and diffusion of knowledge is the only guardian of true liberty."
"It is by a thorough knowledge of the whole subject that [people] are enabled to judge correctly of the past and to give a proper direction to the future."
"Never be satisfied with less than your very best effort. If you strive for the top and miss, you'll still 'beat the pack.'"
"Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error."
"Neither a wise man or a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him."
"I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me."
"I have opinions of my own - strong opinions - but I don't always agree with them."
"The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there."
"There is nothing more corrupting, nothing more destructive of the noblest and finest feelings of our nature, than the exercise of unlimited power."
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Billie Beier - 1 year ago
"To be blunt, people would vote for me. They just would. Why? Maybe because I'm so good looking." -New York Times, 19/9/99 Trump is good looking!
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Karen Steward - 2 years ago
I love President Joe Biden's quote: "Failure at some point in your life is inevitable, but giving up is unforgivable." He did it!