Well, my understanding of the 14 year requirement comes from a faulty memory of my Constitutional Studies courses almost 30 years ago. From what I remember the professor saying, it seemed to have had something to do with wanting the first President to have been physically in the United States before the War of Independence started.
So, let me see... 1787 - 14yrs = 1773...
But still, it doesn’t make sense as to why it wasn’t grandfathered out and a much stricter residency requirement eventually kick in.
Anyway, the professor might of been blowing smoke, or I might be mis-remembering it, but that’s my memory of it and I’m sticking to it! LOL
Cheers!
Ah. Nice theory.
But it doesn't add up, does it? You're 2 to 3 years off.
So why 14? Why not 11 or 12?