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Born on January 16, 1821, John C. Breckinridge was younger than five of his successors, the greatest number to date: Andrew Johnson (12 years and 18 days); Hannibal Hamlin (11 years, 4 months, and 20 days); Henry Wilson (8 years and 11 months); William A. Wheeler (1 year, 6 months, and 17 days); and Thomas A. Hendricks (1 year, 4 months, and 9 ...
Richard Bruce Cheney (/ ˈ tʃ eɪ n i / CHAY-nee; [a] born January 30, 1941) is an American former politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009 under president George W. Bush. He has been called the most powerful vice president in American history.
The incumbent vice president is Kamala Harris, who assumed office on January 20, 2021 under President Joe Biden. [3] The vice president-elect is JD Vance, who will assume office as the 50th vice president on January 20, 2025. [4] [5] There have been 49 U.S. vice presidents since the office was created in 1789. Originally, the vice president was ...
Kamala Devi Harris (/ ˈkɑːmələ ˈdeɪvi / ⓘ KAH-mə-lə DAY-vee, [1] born October 20, 1964) is an American politician and attorney who has been the 49th and current vice president of the United States since 2021, serving under President Joe Biden. She is the first female vice president of the United States, making her the highest-ranking ...
t. e. Albert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American politician, businessman, and environmentalist who served as the 45th vice president of the United States from 1993 to 2001 under President Bill Clinton.
In this list of presidents of the United States by age, the first table charts the age of each president of the United States at the time of presidential inauguration (first inauguration if elected to multiple and consecutive terms), upon leaving office, and at the time of death. Where the president is still living, their lifespan and post ...
At 100 years old, Carter is the longest-lived former U.S. president. [503] He has been the earliest-serving living former president since Gerald Ford's death in 2006. In 2012, he surpassed Herbert Hoover as the longest-retired president. In 2017 and 2021, Carter became the first president to live to the 40th anniversary of his inauguration and ...
John Tyler was the first vice president to assume the presidency during a presidential term, and set the precedent that a vice president who does so becomes the fully functioning president with their own administration. [10] Throughout most of its history, American politics has been dominated by political parties. The Constitution is silent on ...