No. Four presidents were younger when talking office: Ulysses S. Grant, Teddy Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, and Bill Clinton.Obama was born on August 4, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii. If elected Obama will be 47 years, 5 months old when sworn in as president on January 20, 2009. [1]
Of the 43 U.S. Presidents, four were younger than Obama when taking office. They are:
- Ulysses S. Grant: 46 years, 10 months
- Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt: 42 years, 10 months
- John F. Kennedy: 43 years, 7 months
- Bill Clinton: 46 years, 5 months
Eight presidents have assumed office in their 40s. The additional four presidents are: James Polk (49yr 4mo), Franklin Pierce (48yr 3mo), James Garfield: 49yr 3mo), and Grover Cleveland (47y 11m).
The average age a president has assumed office is 55. The youngest president to be elected to the office was John Kennedy. The youngest president to assume office was Teddy Roosevelt, after William McKinley was assassinated. [2]
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[1] New York Times. Barack Obama
[2] Wikipedia. List of United States Presidents by age
