Which U.S. president lived the longest after leaving the office of the presidency?

morrigan

Here's a list of the longest lived presidents. To answer your question, Gerald Ford. Here's the top five from Wikipedia: 1 Gerald Ford July 14, 1913 December 26, 2006 34,133 93y 165d 2 Ronald Reagan February 6, 1911 June 5, 2004 34,088 93y 120d 3 John Adams October 30, 1735 July 4, 1826 33,108 90y 236d 4 Herbert Hoover August 10, 1874 October 20, 1964 32,943 90y 71d 5 Harry Truman May 8, 1884 December 26, 1972 32,373 88y 232d http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidents_by_longevity Jan 07 07, 11:15 PM

queproblema

I think it was John Adams, who left office in 1801 at the age of 65 and lived to be 90. That made 25 yrs. My internet connection is most tenuous at the moment, so no reference...and I could be wrong. Jan 08 07, 12:45 AM

22crows

As you are looking for longest post-presidency life, check out the following: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidents_by_time_as_former_president Herbert Hoover - 31 years (11,554 days) Gerald Ford - 30 years (10,932 days) then Jimmy Carter, then John Adams Jan 08 07, 4:27 AM

What-A-Mess

Ford left office in January 1977. He died in December 2007. That is nearly 31 years. Jan 08 07, 6:28 AM

queproblema

Yes, that's right. Herbert Hoover was still living when the encyclopedia I was using was published! (1959) Jan 08 07, 9:23 AM

morrigan

Ford actually died in December 2006. Jan 08 07, 9:53 AM