On September 12th a prominate Democrat will break a record which has stood since October 24th 1964

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prior to that it stood from July 4th 1828, and prior to that it had lasted to December 14th, 1799. No Democrat has held this record in the past with only one other Democrat even coming close even coming close. Who is the Democrat and what is the record?

[KamaAina]

1. Jimmy Carter; longest tenure as a living ex-President

if I may hazard a guess.

[Cooley Hurd]

2. 31 years so far...

Hoping for many more.

[dsc]

3. yep

only Truman among Dems came close but he wasn't all that close. He fell over a decade short of Hoover's record and about 5 years or so short of Adams' record which stood for a long time. Washington's record wasn't all that impressive but since he was first as President he set the record for ex President (he died during Adams' term). Carter's record, assuming he makes it, should last at least 20 years (enough to get to Clinton) and may well last over 32 years (to get to Obama).

[marlakay]

4. And he has physically worked the hardest

How many presidents are out building houses besides him? Probably none! Especially to help the poor.

[dsc]

5. True

but he was always in good physical shape. He was a runner before running was cool. At 87 he looks fantastic (he is the same age as the elder Bush for example) and frankly could last well into his 90's. His record could stay around quite some time if he were to say make it to age 95.

[bmbmd]

8. Seems like a good place to drop this reminder.

http://www.roadrunnersports.com/rrs/content/content.jsp?contentId=3500001

Sixteen years is a big chunk of change, and worth a little sweat in my opinion. Well done, Mr. President.

[SamG]

6. You might be quite right, are there ways to verify?

I'd love to see them.

Of course, we can rule out those killed in office, that takes care of 3 or 4.

Then there are all the rest. But there's only 44 or so, and we can narrow this down rather quickly if we eliminate those that died within 10 years of leaving office.

Who was the president that lived the longest after leaving office and how long did he live after leaving office?



Herbert Hoover, #31 lived the longest after leaving office. He lived for 11,554 days (31 years) after leaving the White House.

Gerald Ford, #38, is next in line with over 10,800 days (29 years) since leaving Washington D.C.
After Ronald Reagan, Ford is the longest-lived U.S, President. If Ford lives to November 12, 2006, then he will pas Reagan for first place.

BlackMartini on November 19th, 2010


To update the first response to this question...

Herbert Hoover is still the president who has lived the longest since leaving the White House (31 years), but second place is now held by Jimmy Carter (10,896 days or 29 years, 10 months).

Also, Gerald Ford is now the longest lived president, having lived 93 years, 5 months, 12 days when he died on Dec. 26, 2006.


Read more: Who was the president that lived the longest after leaving office and how long did he live after leaving office? | Answerbag http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/71421#ixzz1s8QCvNNX

[dsc]

7. I got mine from here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

[SamG]

9. A much better source, no doubt! Thanks! n/t

[customerserviceguy]

10. Yes, I heard that on one of the talking head shows this morning

Barack Obama is likely to break that record, and I probably won't be around to see it happen. Carter was 53 when he left the office, and Obama will be 56 should he leave in 2017. Of course, if the worst happens, he'll be 52...

[dsc]

11. Clinton was only 53 or 54 as well

though he has had heart trouble. If Carter were to make it to age 95 he would have a fairly impressive record that would take a really long time to overcome. In Obama's case either late 2050's or early 2060's.

[customerserviceguy]

12. Well, actually, he was 55, but that's just a quibble

I think that Barack Obama has a much better chance of long term survival than President Clinton, especially if he does give up the smoking. However, neither the Clinton parents or the Obama parents have a track record for survival like Jimmy's Miss Lillian, who was active at a fairly ripe old age.

[KamaAina]

13. The clue I needed was "July 4, 1828"

two ex-Presidents, Jefferson and the elder Adams, died that same Independence Day. That's how I knew it had to do with ex-Presidents.

And it was actually July 4, 1826: our 50th anniversary.

[Odin2005]

14. I hope Carter lives to 120 and stays as active as ever!

[dsc]

15. that would be great

His mother lived a very long life.