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A 6 page paper which examines the issue of ageism as it was seen during the 2008 Presidential elections and which examines how far the nation has come, or not come, in the last century in relationship to ageism. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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were of such different ages. While Barack Obama is 47, John McCain is 72. The age gap between the two is clear and also clearly brings to mind many serious
and important questions regarding age, and the notion of ageism. The following paper examines the history of ageism in the United States in the last century, with an examination of
the ages of various presidents, and then examines what role ageism played in the 2008 Presidential elections. Ageism and the 2008 Presidential Elections: History There has long been
the belief that people who are elderly are wiser and have much to offer other people because their age and experience. At the same time the society is one wherein
it is generally believed that the elderly are incapable of conducting themselves and their activities with the same level of intensity or attention as younger people. As can be seen,
as people get older they are considered perhaps smarter and wiser, but also less capable. This is clearly a combative reality that is difficult for people to come to grips
with, especially in relationship to important positions in society. In the past century, since 1908, there have been 22 Presidents and they have generally been of a similar age,
differing by only around a decade or so. Grover Cleveland was President in 1908 and he was 47 years old (Scholastic.com). William McKinley was 54 (Scholastic.com). Theodore Roosevelt was the
youngest President ever and he was 42 years of age (Scholastic.com). William Howard Taft was 51 (Scholastic.com). Woodrow Wilson was 56 (Scholastic.com). Warren G. Harding was 55 (Scholastic.com). Calvin Coolidge
was 51 (Scholastic.com). Herbert C. Hoover was 54 (Scholastic.com). Franklin D. Roosevelt was 51 (Scholastic.com). Harry S. Truman was 60 (Scholastic.com). Dwight D. Eisenhower was 62 (Scholastic.com). John F. Kennedy
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