“And only natural born citizens, or persons who are citizens of the U.S. while the Constitution was being adopted, are eligible to become President, Correct?”
Yes. Our founding fathers added the clause “or citizens of the US at the time of the adpotion of the Constitution” so that one or more of them could hold the office of President. Washington was born in VA and Adams was born in MA, but at the time of their birth our country was still under British rule. So although they were born on the soil of our new country, they were not “natural born” because they were British subjects at birth, but were citizens of our new country at the signing of the Constitution.
Thankyou for responding: What about the response from Drew68:# 220
Andrew Jackson was the son of two parents who were not born on U.S. soil. Five other presidents (Thomas Jefferson, James Buchanan, Chester Arthur, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover) each had one parent not born on U.S. soil. Obama would be the sixth president to have one parent not born on U.S. soil.
This “natural born = both parents born on U.S. soil” argument is completely bogus and fabricated and exists nowhere in the U.S. Constitution.
(Is there truth in this response from Drew68 and how does this not cancel out the natural born argument if these statements are true)?