HISTORY FACTS:

The oldest President in United States history is RONALD REAGAN. He won by a huge landslide against Democrat Jimmy Carter on November 1980. He was elected at the age of 70.

Reagan became one of the country's greatest presidents of all times. He was known on revitalizing the US economy, lowering inflation and interest rates, freedom of the American hostages in Iran and strenghtening the United States military. He served a two-term presidency and dies at the age of 93.

"I will not exploit, for political purposes, my opponent's youth and inexperience"

-Ronald Reagan, answering a question from a moderator that he's too old to be President, in his debate with Democratic opponent Walter Mondale in 1984.

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