jimmy carter was the longest living president of the united states.
jimmy carter was the longest living president of the united states.
who is the longest living president of the united states?
jimmy carter
eleven presidents have held the distinction while in office. in the cases of george washington, william howard taft, woodrow wilson, and ronald reagan this occurred upon their inauguration as they were older than their living predecessors (or, in washington's case, had no predecessors). in the cases of john adams, ulysses s. grant, theodore roosevelt, herbert hoover and richard nixon, this happened at the same time as their becoming the only living president; in the cases of andrew jackson and benjamin harrison, the only other living president at the time was a younger predecessor, john quincy adams and grover cleveland respectively. by contrast, the president who acquired the distinction furthest from his time in office was jimmy carter, who had been retired for .
list of presidents of the united states by age
not all presidents live to become the oldest of their time. of the 20 deceased presidents, 17 eventually became the oldest of their time, while 3 did not (raymond poincaré, paul deschanel, and gaston doumergue being the only exceptions). émile loubet became the oldest living president when félix faure died in 1899 and remained so until his death in 1929, for a record 30 years, 307 days. if valéry giscard d'estaing is still alive on 24 september 2019, he will surpass loubet's record, and become the oldest living president for the longest period of time. jean casimir-perier became the oldest living president after the death of marie carnot, but he held this distinction for only 206 days.
list of french presidents by longevity