George Rene Francis, 112, oldest man in U.S., dies -- Newsday.com

George Rene Francis, 112, oldest man in U.S., dies -- Newsday.com: "SACRAMENTO, Calif. - George Rene Francis, the oldest man in America, who lived through 19 presidents and saw Babe Ruth swat a homer, died Saturday in a Sacramento nursing home. He was 112. Born June 6, 1896, in New Orleans, he died of congestive heart failure in Greenhaven."