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Monday, January 6, 2014

The Oldest President is Jimmy Carter....

George H. Bush you might think?  Yes and no, it depends on what you define as the birth date.

When you factor in some slightly obscure biological information.  From a cellular point of view Jimmy Carter's first cell appeared sometime in the spring of 1898.  Reason being, that is when his mother was born and a when a woman is still in the womb, the first cells of the next generation also appear as eggs.

Thus from a cellular point of view in the year 2014 James Carter will turn 116 years old...
George H. Bush will turn 113 years old...
Bill Clinton will turn 91 years old...
George W. Bush will turn 89 years old...

Neat thing is that by conventional means, George H. Bush is older than Jimmy Carter by five months, since both former one term presidents were born in 1924.  However, Jimmy Carter is three years older on a cellular level.

By amazing coincidence, George W. Bush is older than Bill Clinton by one month on a conventional definition.  Both two term presidents were born in 1946.  However, Bill Clinton is two years older than the younger Bush on a cellular level.

Just for kicks - Ronald Reagan was biologically born on a cellular level under President Chester Allen Arthur in 1883.  This was before Dr. Pepper was invented.   Dr. Pepper was invented in 1885. 

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