Which presidents were born closer to Lincoln's presidency than to their own?

When Joe Biden was born, America was closer to Lincoln’s presidency than to Biden’s presidency.

The man is very very old.

Upon learning this fact, I (and I assume all of you) wondered: For which other presidents is this true?

In fact, there have only been 6 presidents since Lincoln who were born closer to their own presidencies than to Lincoln’s (1).

It is unlikely that get another president born closer to Lincoln than their own presidency. The only remote possibilities (based on 2 minutes of googling) would be if Bernie Sanders or Elizabeth Warren became president. We are truly moving into a post-Lincoln era.

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1. Of course, everyone who was president before Lincoln was born closer to their own presidency than to Lincoln’s. And for Lincoln himself, the question is undefined.

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Nothing to say

In the spirit of the BBC, I have nothing remotely interesting to say this week. But here are a couple interesting facts about square dancing:

• The square dance is the state dance of 24 states

• Henry Ford hated jazz and was a driving force in square dancing becoming so popular