Joe Biden is indeed the oldest president in history.
In November, he became the first person in his 80s to hold the Oval Office, and if he wins a second term, he will be 86 when he leaves.
This was nine years older than Ronald Reagan, who was 77 when he completed his second term in 1989.
Questions about Biden’s age have been swirling in the run-up to the announcement on Tuesday that he will run for a second term, and they will not subside during his campaign.
When Americans go to the polls in the election on November 5, 2024, he will be 81 years old and turn 82 in just 15 days.
Donald Trump, who leads the field of Republican candidates, is 76 years old. If he and Biden win their party’s nomination, that means both people vying for the White House would have been born in the 1940s.
DailyMail.com broke down how Biden’s age compared to that of his older predecessors when they were first inaugurated, and how he was the fifth-oldest American to run for president.
Joe Biden is indeed the oldest president in history. In November, he became the first person in his 80s to hold the Oval Office, and if he wins a second term, he will be 86 when he leaves.
Top 10 oldest presidents in US history
Joe Biden
President Joe Biden was 78 years old when he was inaugurated in January 2021, giving him the title of oldest president in history.
He was born on November 20, 1942, when the United States was still involved in World War II.
On November 20, 2022, he became the first Oval Office owner to celebrate his 80th birthday by blowing out the candles on a birthday cake.
Since then, questions about his age have persisted from his critics and some within his own party.
He will turn 81 during the 2024 presidential election and 86 at the end of his second term, if he wins.
Donald Trump
Trump was 70 years old when he entered the Oval Office in 2017 after defeating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election.
If he wins a second term, he will be 78 and the second-oldest president in history after Biden.
His battle with COVID while in the White House has raised questions about his age and health, but the focus has been mainly on Biden in the past two years.
Trump was 70 years old when he entered the Oval Office in 2017 after defeating Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election. If he wins a second term, he will be 78 and the second-oldest president in history after Biden
Ronald Reagan
When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981 after defeating Jimmy Carter, he was 69 years old.
He survived an assassination attempt in his first term and left office at the end of the second term at the age of 77.
He was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 1994 and passed away in 2004 at the age of 94.
When Ronald Reagan took office in January 1981 after defeating Jimmy Carter, he was 69 years old. He survived an assassination attempt in his first term and left office at the end of the second term at the age of 77
William Henry Harrison
Harrison was 68 years old when he was elected the ninth president in 1841.
Born in 1773, he held the title of oldest president for 140 years until Reagan assumed the title.
Despite being the oldest, he had the shortest presidency in history.
He died 32 days after taking office of pneumonia. It is believed that he caught a cold when he spoke for two hours during the inauguration ceremony without wearing a coat or hat.
William Henry Harrison was 68 when he was elected ninth president in 1841. He died after only 32 days in office of pneumonia
James Buchanan
Buchanan earned the nickname “Old Buck” when he was elected president at the age of 65 in 1857.
He was inaugurated just before the Civil War and promised not to seek a second term when Abraham Lincoln succeeded him in 1860.
George HW Bush
When Bush took office in 1989, he was 64 years old.
He was known to engage in risky and dangerous activities – including skydiving – until his death at the age of 94 in 2018.
Zachary Taylor
Known as “Old Rough and Ready,” Taylor was 64 years old when he took office in 1849.
He died just over a year later after taking office in 1951.
Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower was sworn into office at the age of 62 in 1953.
He stood firm against the Soviet Empire and established the “Eisenhower Doctrine” which helped US allies seek aid against aggressor nations.
He was Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces for two terms and left office at the age of seventy.
He was succeeded by JFK, who is the second-youngest president in American history to take office at the age of 43.
Andrew Jackson
Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, was 61 years old when he was inaugurated in 1829.
He was 69 at the end of his second term.
John Adams
Adams was 61 years old when he defeated Thomas Jefferson for the presidency in 1796.
He and Jefferson died on July 4, 1826 – the anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
The 10 oldest presidential candidates in history
Elizabeth Warren
In the 2020 presidential primary, Warren entered the Democratic race at the age of 70.
She is also the oldest female presidential candidate in history.
John McCain
McCain ran for president at the age of 72 in 2008 against Barack Obama. He did not succeed in securing the presidency, so he returned to the Senate.
He previously tried to win the 2000 Republican nomination, but lost to former President George W. Bush.
The former Arizona senator passed away in 2018.
Bob Doll
Dole was 73 years old when he became the Republican presidential nominee in 1996.
He had previously tried to run in 1976, and was chosen as Gerald Ford’s running mate. He also launched unsuccessful campaigns in 1980 and 1988.
Ronald Reagan
Reagan was 73 years old when he ran for re-election in 1984.
Donald Trump
Trump was 74 when he launched his failed bid for re-election in 2020.
He is now 76 years old and entering his third run for the presidency. He is expected to face Governor Ron DeSantis, Mike Pence, Nikki Haley and others as a crowded GOP field begins to take shape.
Mike Blumberg
Bloomberg briefly entered the 2020 race at the age of 78.
He was officially the mayor of New York City and he’s a billionaire, so he bankrolled his own short show.
Bernie Sanders
Sanders, one of the oldest members of the Senate, was 78 years old when he ran as an independent in 2020.
He dropped out earlier in the race despite a strong showing in the early Democratic primary.
The Vermont senator began his political career in 1981 when he was elected mayor of Burlington, but he is already well known as an activist.
He was elected as an independent member of the US House of Representatives in 1988 and moved to the Senate in 2007.
Since then he has become the face of the progressive movement in the United States.
He first ran for president in 2016, but he also dropped out during the primaries.
Bernie Sanders, one of the oldest sitting senators, was 78 years old when he ran as an independent in 2020. The Vermont senator began his political career in 1981 when he was elected mayor of Burlington, but is already famous as an activist
Joe Biden
Biden is one of the oldest presidential candidates and is 80 years old when he launches his bid for re-election.
William Hope Harvey
Harvey had served one year on Biden, he was 81, when he ran for the presidency in 1932 for the Freedom Party.
The attorney, author, and spa founder has been on the ballot in 10 states and received 53,000 votes to end reform five.
Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt eventually defeated Republican incumbent Herbert Hoover by a stunning 472 to 59 Electoral College votes.
Harvey died four years later at the age of 84.
William Hope Harvey spent one year on Biden, he was 81, when he ran for president in 1932 for the Freedom Party.
Harold Stassen
Stassen had the cake at 85 years old when he entered the race for president in 1992.
He has launched nine full campaigns, all fruitless.
Harold Stassen had the cake at 85 when he entered the race for president in 1992.
