POLITICS
United States
Oldest Presidents at Inauguration
This list features the oldest American Presidents to ever hold office at the start of their tenure.
RANK | PRESIDENTS | START | END | YEARS |
1 | Donald Trump | 78 years, 220 days | 82 years, 220 days | 2025–2029 |
2 | Joe Biden | 78 years, 61 days | 82 years, 61 days | 2021–2025 |
3 | Donald Trump | 70 years, 220 days | 74 years, 220 days | 2017–2021 |
4 | Ronald Reagan | 69 years, 349 days | 77 years, 349 days | 1981–1989 |
5 | William H. Harrison | 68 years, 23 days | 68 years, 54 days | 1841 |
6 | James Buchanan | 65 years, 315 days | 69 years, 54 days | 1857–1861 |
7 | George H. W. Bush | 64 years, 222 days | 68 years, 222 days | 1989–1993 |
8 | Zachary Taylor | 64 years, 100 days | 65 years, 227 days | 1849–1850 |
9 | Dwight D. Eisenhower | 62 years, 98 days | 70 years, 98 days | 1989–1993 |
10 | Andrew Jackson | 61 years, 354 days | 69 years, 354 days | 1829–1837 |
11 | John Adams | 61 years, 125 days | 65 years, 125 days | 1797–1801 |
12 | Gerald Ford | 61 years, 26 days | 63 years, 257 days | 1974–1977 |
13 | Harry S. Truman | 60 years, 339 days | 68 years, 257 days | 1945–1953 |
14 | James Monroe | 58 years, 310 days | 66 years, 310 days | 1817–1825 |
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