Did you know that the oldest president inaugurated was Ronald Reagan at age 69? The youngest was John F. Kennedy at age 43. Theodore Roosevelt, however, was the youngest man to become president. Theodore Roosevelt was 42 when he succeeded President McKinley, who had been assassinated.
How often are presidential elections?
Both the donkey and elephant mascots originated in the political cartoons in the 1870s!
In the United Sates, approximately 70% of eligible voters register to vote. About half of those people actually vote. When you have a chance to vote, VOTE
George W. Bush is our 43rd president, but there have actually been only 42 presidents! How is that possible? Grover Cleveland was elected for two nonconsecutive terms and is therefore counted twice, as our 22nd and 24th president.
The Republican National Convention is being held from September 1 - 4, 2008. Where do you think the RNC is being held?
The tallest President was Abraham Lincoln (1861-65). He stood 6 feet, 4 inches (193 centimeters) tall.
Can you believe that for two years, the United States was led by a president and a vice president who were not elected by the people? It’s true!
After Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned in 1973, President Nixon appointed Gerald Ford as vice president. Nixon resigned the following year, which left Ford as president, and Ford's appointed vice president, Nelson Rockefeller, as second in line.
How many electoral votes are required to win an election?
Did you think Hillary Clinton was the first women to run for president? Far from it! Check out the list of women who ran for the job:
1872 VictoriaWoodhull
1884 Belva Lockwood
1964 Margaret Chase Smith
1972 Shirley Chisholm
1988 Patricia Schroeder
1992 Gloria E. LaRiva
1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004 Millie Howard
1992 Susan Block
1992 Helen Betty Halyard
1996 and 2000 Dr. Heather Anne Harder
1996 Mary Cal Hollis
1996 Susan Duncan
1996 Ann Jennings
1996 Joan Pharr
1996 Mary Frances Le Tulle
1996 Georgina H. Doerschuck
1996 Elvena Hoyd-Duffie
1996 and 2000 Monica Moorehead
1996 and 2004 Dianne Beall Templin
1996 Marsha Feinland
2000 Elizabeth Hanford Dole
2000 Cathy Gordon Brown
2000 Alesha Lance-Council
2000 Paula E Bennet
2000 Deborah Katz Pueschel
2000 Angel Joy Rocker
2000 Dorian Yaeger
2000 Rachelle OneFamily Miller
2000 Raj Alison Officewala
2000 and 2004 Yehanna Joan Malone
2000 Gloria Dawn Strickland
2000 Lynda D. Blodgett
2000 Saundra S. Duffy
2004 Carol Mosley Braun
2004 Dr. Mildred A. Williams Glover
2004 Jeanne Chebib
2004 Georgia L. Hough
2004 Melanie G. Pridgen
2004 Diana Ramsey-Rasmussen-Kennedy IV
2004 Deborah Elaine Allen
2004 Joy Elaina Graham-Pendergast
2004 Jackie Hayward
2004 Debra Joyce Renderos
2004 Nancy Warrick
2008 Colleen Stevens Martin
2008 Hilary Rodham Clinton
You have to wait until you are eighteen to vote, but you don’t have to wait until you are eighteen to learn about the candidates, form your own opinions, and think for yourself!
