Joe Biden, 78, will lead an American gerontocracy
Dan Zak, The Washington Post
Jan. 12, 2021
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1of5President-elect Joe Biden will be the oldest president in U.S. history. Some other powerful D.C. figures are older still.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less
2of5Nancy Pelosi turned 80 in March. She is the highest-ranking Democrat in Congress.Washington Post photo by Demetrius FreemanShow MoreShow Less
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4of5Mitch McConnell turned 78 in February. He is the highest-ranking Republican in Congress.Washington Post photo by Melina MaraShow MoreShow Less
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When he was born, Americans were rationing coffee and bootlegging gasoline. Schoolchildren were salvaging newspaper for the war effort, smearing their hands with ink about Hitler and Hirohito. On the radio, Louis Prima was playing That Old Black Magic. In Scranton, Pa., the Junior Catholic Daughters of the Americas were preparing to read The Song of Bernadette. And less