jillio
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R. Reagan was almost 78 years old when his second term ended; he didn't die in office.
JFK was only 46 when he was killed, and Abraham Lincoln was only 56. Their relative youth didn't guarantee full terms.
FDR was 63 years old when he died of natural causes, and William Henry Harrison was 68 years old when he died of natural causes.
The point is, you never know when your time is up. Old or young, the President could die or become incapacitated at any time, any age.
There were some presidents who served for periods without vice presidents, so we also have to consider who is next in line in that scenario.
There are all kinds of "what ifs" in life that can happen; no one can predict what will happen.
I'm just throwing this out there. This is not "for" or "against" anyone; just food for thought.
Longevity has increased significantly since Lincoln's time. JFK was assassinated, he didn't die of natural causes. Reagan did not have a history of 4 cancer diagnoses. FDR's age at death was typical for the period, and neither he nor William Henry Harrison had just been elected to a 4 year office at the time of death.