The Presidency: There's a Little Extra Gray

"There's a Little Extra Gray"

GEORGE BUSH TURNS 68 ON JUNE 12. A RIPE AGE -- THOUGH he does not yet seem to be a senior citizen, or even a Gray Panther. He's fighting it. "I don't feel old," he says. "I feel young. I feel competitive. I'm ready to charge. I still go to work at 5 a.m. and stay late. I don't get a lot of sleep. I'm not slowing down. Once in a while I get grumpy, but no more than usual."

By G.O.P. nomination time in August, he will be the fifth oldest of the 40 men who have been U.S. Presidents,...

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