Which president is associated with being elected at age 43 as the youngest?

Which president is associated with being elected at age 43 as the youngest?

• A. John F. Kennedy
• B. Franklin D. Roosevelt
• C. Dwight D. Eisenhower
• D. George Washington

Answer: (A)

This question tests who was the youngest person elected president. John F. Kennedy is the correct answer because he was elected in 1960 at age 43, making him the youngest person ever elected to the presidency. Keep in mind the distinction: Theodore Roosevelt became president at 42 after McKinley’s assassination, which makes him the youngest to assume the office, but not the youngest elected. The other men listed were older when they were elected—Franklin D. Roosevelt around 51, Dwight D. Eisenhower around 62, and George Washington well older than Kennedy at the time of his election.

This question tests who was the youngest person elected president. John F. Kennedy is the correct answer because he was elected in 1960 at age 43, making him the youngest person ever elected to the presidency.

Keep in mind the distinction: Theodore Roosevelt became president at 42 after McKinley’s assassination, which makes him the youngest to assume the office, but not the youngest elected. The other men listed were older when they were elected—Franklin D. Roosevelt around 51, Dwight D. Eisenhower around 62, and George Washington well older than Kennedy at the time of his election.