The 10 oldest presidents of the United States

(Trends Wide Spanish) — Joe Biden announced this Tuesday that, at the age of 80, he will seek re-election in the United States. The president holds the Guinness record for the oldest person to be elected as president of the United States: he took office on January 20, 2021 at 78 years and 61 days. Who follows you? Here the list.

Joe Biden (2021-2025)

Biden, who turned 80 in November 2022, holds the Guinness record for the oldest person to be elected president of the United States: he took office on January 20, 2021 at 78 years and 61 days.

Donald Trump (2017-2021)

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In second place is Biden’s immediate predecessor, Donald Trump, who had held the Guinness record for the oldest president-elect in the United States when he came to the White House at 70 years and 220 days.

Ronald Reagan (1981-1989)

He took office at the age of 69, when he was just a few days away from turning 70. He was the 40th president of the United States and remained in the White House for two consecutive terms. He also served as the governor of California, although his career was originally far from politics: he was an actor.

William Henry Harrison (1841)

Harrison, the ninth president of the United States, came to the White House at the age of 68. He was the first president to die in office. His presidency lasted only 32 days, the shortest in US history.

James Buchanan (1857-1861)

Buchanan came to the White House at the age of 65. He was the 15th president of the United States and the last president before the Civil War broke out. He is the only president in history from the state of Pennsylvania and the only one to remain single throughout his life.

George H. W. Bush (1989-1993)

The 41st president of the United States took office at the age of 64.

Bush Sr., as he is known, had to face a dramatic change of era: the Cold War ended after 40 years, the rule of communism ceased and the Berlin Wall fell. The Soviet Union ceased to exist and reformist Russian President Mikhail Gorbachev, whom Bush supported, resigned. In 1992 he lost re-election to Democrat Bill Clinton.

Zachary Taylor (1849-1850)

Behind Bush, also 64 but about 100 days younger when he took office, is Zachary Taylor. He was the 12th president of the United States and ruled for 16 months until his death in 1850.

According to the White House, Taylor was a national hero in the Army during the American-Mexican War in 1812. He spent 40 years in the military, something that made him “a strong nationalist.”

Dwight D. Eisenhower (1953-1961)

In eighth place is Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, who came to the White House at the age of 62.

By then he already had great prestige for having been the commanding general of the US forces in World War II, according to the White House page. During his tenure he managed to end the Korean War and during both terms he worked to ease Cold War tensions.

Andrew Jackson (1829-1837)

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, came to power at 61, about to turn 62.

During his tenure he “sought to act as the direct representative of ordinary people,” his official White House biography reads. In his first annual message to Congress, Jackson recommended the elimination of the Electoral College.

John Adams (1825-1829)

Closing the list of the 10 oldest presidents is Jackson’s predecessor, John Adams, who also took office at the age of 61.