The average inaugural age of US presidents has kept remarkably stable over 232 years (e.g., 55 years, 7 months in 1789-1889 vs 57 years, 6 months in 1921-2021). Did the Founding Fathers expect such a gap between the minimum age of 35 (the closest to which has been 42) and actual presidential ages?
by /u/JJVMT in /r/AskHistorians
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