The election has brought out that "history is in the making." (Although, when is it really not?) However, since I like history I thought it would be interesting to look at the ages of all U.S. presidents and see where President-elect Obama fits in. Barack Hussein Obama Jr. was born August 8, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii. His mother's name was Stanley Ann Dunham. (Kind of a tough first name for a woman.) His father's name --- well, you can guess that one. At 47 years of age, President-elect Obama will be the sixth youngest president to ascend to the position. (See below for a list of presidents by age.) I forgot that Clinton was younger than Obama when he took office.
Note: JFK was the youngest "elected" president, but Teddy Roosevelt ascended to the position at an earlier age after the assassination of William McKinley.
I was surprised to find nine presidents took office while they were still in their 40s. Twenty-five presidents gained the office in their 50s and only 10 presidents were in their 60s. (The median age = 55.)
All of us are making history. Let's just make it a positive history.
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I pray it is postive but I will need to convinced.