Donald Trump was the oldest person ever elected to the presidency — here are 14 other records broken by US presidents

Gabbi ShawNov 3, 2020, 01:04 IST

John F. Kennedy was the youngest person to be elected president.NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images

Ever since the US was founded in 1776, its leaders have been breaking records.
President Donald Trump is the oldest president to be elected. Whether Trump or Joe Biden win this year's election, they'll break that record.
At 43, John F. Kennedy was the youngest elected president, yet Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest president. He was 42 when he was sworn in after the assassination of William McKinley.

No matter who is president, they'll likely be the first to do something in office.

John F. Kennedy, for instance, was the youngest person to ever be elected, while Donald Trump was the oldest. Herbert Hoover was the first president to be born west of the Mississippi River, and Barack Obama was the first president to be born outside of the 48 contiguous states.

Keep scrolling to learn 15 records that have been broken by presidents of the United States.

The most expensive presidential inauguration was Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony, which cost $90 million.

President Donald Trump. Jim Bourg/Reuters

Trump is also the oldest president to ever be elected — he was 70 years old when he was sworn in.

President Donald Trump delivering his inaugural address. Alex Wong/Getty

The youngest president ever elected was John F. Kennedy, who was 43 years and 236 days old.

President John F. Kennedy. Associated Press/Henry Burroughs

But Kennedy wasn't the youngest president ever — Theodore Roosevelt was only 42 when he was sworn in after the assassination of William McKinley.

President Theodore Roosevelt. Corbis Historical/Getty

At 96, Jimmy Carter is the longest living president in history.

President Jimmy Carter. Keystone-France/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images

John Tyler had the most children of any president.

President John Tyler. Hulton Archive / Stringer / Getty Images

Bill Clinton was the first US president to use email in office.

President Bill Clinton. Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images

The first president to be given a Secret Service code name was Harry Truman.

President Harry Truman. Getty Images

The first Eagle Scout to win the presidency was Gerald Ford.

President Gerald Ford. AP Photo

Barack Obama, of course, was the first Black president.

President Barack Obama. Pool/Getty Images

Richard Nixon holds the record for most Time magazine covers: 55.

President Richard Nixon. Getty Images

George Washington was naturally the first of many things, including the first president to have a submarine named after them.

President George Washington, the first US president. VCG Wilson/Corbis via Getty Images

Herbert Hoover was the first president to be born west of the Mississippi River.

President Herbert Hoover. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

The president with the most edited Wikipedia page is George W. Bush.

President George W. Bush. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

The first president to work in the Oval Office was William Howard Taft.

President William Howard Taft. Popperfoto/Getty Images

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