I'm aware of that magic number because I am 74 and four months myself. Twain was 74 and about 6 months when he died. I'm still feeling pretty good, but these days you never know. As for the presidents, there was never a president younger than me at the time he served until Obama. On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 7:19 PM Warren Miller <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > I sure didn't know, Arianne. But your friend is spot-on: The three POTUSes > are 74, the same age as Mark Twain was when he passed. > > That's a splendid piece of trivia! Thanks so much for sharing. > > Best regards-- > > Warren > > On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 3:08 PM Arianne <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > A friend brought to my attention the fact that three of our presidents > of > > the United States Clinton, George W, and Trump are the same age in 2020 > as > > Mark Twain was when he died. > > > > Couldn’t help wondering if anyone else had noticed that odd fact let me > > know Arianne Laidlaw > > -- > > Arianne Laidlaw A '58 > > > -- Terry Ballard Author and Librarian Without Walls http://www.terryballard.org Author of the book "50 specialty libraries of New York City: From botany to magic" "My memory has a mind of its own."