Earliest living United States president

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This is a chronology of who was the earliest living U.S. president, former or current, at any given time. In other words, this page lists the living president that served longest ago. Since the death of Gerald Ford on December 26, 2006, Jimmy Carter is currently the earliest living U.S. president.

Date of becoming earliest living president	Date of ending time as earliest living president	President	term(s)/lifespan
			term(s)	lifespan
April 30, 1789	December 14, 1799	George Washington	(1789-1797)	(1732-1799)
December 14, 1799	July 4, 1826	John Adams	(1797-1801)	(1735-1826)
July 4, 1826	June 28, 1836	James Madison	(1809-1817)	(1751-1836)
June 28, 1836	February 23, 1848	John Quincy Adams	(1825-1829)	(1767-1848)
February 23, 1848	July 24, 1862	Martin Van Buren	(1837-1841)	(1782-1862)
July 24, 1862	March 8, 1874	Millard Fillmore	(1850-1853)	(1800-1874)
March 8, 1874	July 31, 1875	Andrew Johnson	(1865-1869)	(1808-1875)
July 31, 1875	July 23, 1885	Ulysses S. Grant	(1869-1877)	(1822-1885)
July 23, 1885	January 17, 1893	Rutherford B. Hayes	(1877-1881)	(1822-1893)
January 17, 1893	June 24, 1908	Grover Cleveland	(1885-1889), (1893-1897)	(1837-1908)
June 24, 1908	January 6, 1919	Theodore Roosevelt	(1901-1909)	(1858-1919)
January 6, 1919	March 8, 1930	William Howard Taft	(1909-1913)	(1857-1930)
March 8, 1930	January 5, 1933	Calvin Coolidge	(1923-1929)	(1872-1933)
January 5, 1933	October 20, 1964	Herbert Hoover	(1929-1933)	(1874-1964)
October 20, 1964	December 26, 1972	Harry S. Truman	(1945-1953)	(1884-1972)
December 26, 1972	January 22, 1973	Lyndon B. Johnson	(1963-1969)	(1908-1973)
January 22, 1973	April 22, 1994	Richard Nixon	(1969-1974)	(1913-1994)
April 22, 1994	December 26, 2006	Gerald Ford	(1974-1977)	(1913-2006)
December 26, 2006		Jimmy Carter	(1977-1981)	(1924-present)

[edit] See also

• List of United States Presidents by longevity
• List of United States Presidents by time as former president

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