2024 Elections99-Year-Old Henry Kissinger Doubtful of Older People Serving as PresidentSavePrintFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attends a luncheon at the State Department in Washington on Dec.1, 2022. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty ImagesRyan Morgan5/8/2023|Updated: 5/9/20230:00X 1Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has doubts about older individuals running and serving as president of the United States.The 99-year-old foreign policy veteran recently told CBS News that the job of a president “takes a certain capacity, physically.”We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentRyan MorganAuthorRyan Morgan is a reporter for The Epoch Times focusing on military and foreign affairs. Author’s Selected ArticlesPresident Issues Memo Directing Pentagon to Pay Troops During Government ShutdownOct 15, 2025Putin Hosts Syrian Interim President in Moscow in First Face-to-Face Since Assad’s FallOct 15, 2025Trump Announces 5th US Strike on Drug Boat Near VenezuelaOct 14, 20255 Takeaways From Trump’s Visit to Israel, EgyptOct 13, 2025Related TopicsJoe BidenHenry Kissingertrump