Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest US president at 42 years old when he was sworn in after the assassination of President McKinley. He promoted progressive ideas and passed acts for industry regulation, environmental protection, and supported Panama’s independence for the creation of the Panama Canal. Ronald Reagan was the oldest US president at 69 when he took office in 1981.
Many, including many US citizens, are surprised to learn that Theodore Roosevelt, who served as US president from 1901 to 1909, was the youngest US president in US history in terms of age at the time he was sworn in. Roosevelt was only 42 when he was sworn in after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. In 1905 he was elected and sworn in to a full term. This is in contrast to John Fitzgerald Kennedy, who is the youngest US president to be sworn in after being elected to office. JFK was 43 years old at the time of his inauguration. Both of these presidents share the distinction of promoting ideas that were considered progressive in their day. The oldest US president ever to take office in 2011 was Ronald Reagan, who was 69 when he took office in 1981.
Theodore Roosevelt as national leader:
Roosevelt campaigned for increased regulation of the industry nationwide, with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906 and the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 passed during his second term.
As the first president to take a strong stand on environmental issues, Roosevelt supported passage of the Newlands Reclamation Act of 1902 and succeeded in placing 230 million acres under the direct protection of the federal government.
Roosevelt felt that the United States had an obligation to protect interests in the Western Hemisphere, prompting him to support Panama’s independence from Colombia. This in turn paved the way for the creation of the Panama Canal.
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