Are flashing lights in the field of vision always indicative of eye problems? No, flashing lights are not always ocular in origin. People experiencing a TIA (a transient ischemic attack, which may be an early warning sign of impending stroke) sometimes report flashing lights.
President Gerald Ford. After passing Ronald Reagan on Sunday, Gerald Ford became the oldest living United States President in history at 93 years old. Ford was born on July 14, 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska and has been alive for 93 years and 121 days. Former record-holder Reagan died at 93 years and 120 days in June, 2004.
Eisenhower was the last president born in the 19th century, and at age 62, was the oldest man elected President since James Buchanan in 1856 (President Truman stood at 64 in 1948 as the incumbent president, having succeeded to the Presidency in 1945 upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt).