(Thread) Interesting factoids about presidential elections.

[brucejoel99]

Despite Secretaries of States (rather than Vice Presidents) having once been seen as the natural successors to the Presidency, Hillary Clinton was actually the first Secretary of State (former or current) to be nominated by a major political party since the Republicans nominated James G. Blaine 132 years earlier in 1884.

[brucejoel99]

Now 1984 is the most recent election where both candidates are dead, and 1996 is the most recent one where both candidates are alive. Of course, 1976 is the earliest with a living candidate.

And 2000 is the most recent one with all four presidential and vice presidential candidates still alive.

I think you mean 2000 is the *earliest* with all 4 living candidates, since 2004, 2012, 2016, & 2020 are all more recent