John Adams, who left office in March 1801 and passed away on the 4th of July in 1826, held the record for 154 years and 7 months, from December 1803 to July 1954!
Herbert Hoover broke John Adams' record on the 4th of July of 1958, then lived more than six additional years! President Hoover left office in March 1933 and passed away in October 1964 (he was President when the Great Depression started, and he was still alive when Kennedy was assassinated).
Herbert Hoover held the record for over 54 years until it was broken on September 9, 2012 by Jimmy Carter. Coincidentally, September 9, 2012 was Grandparents' Day, the holiday started by Jimmy Carter. President Carter left office in January, 1981, and he's still alive in the fall of 2012. And he isn't even the oldest living former President; he's 3½ months younger than George H. W. Bush.
Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) was the 31st President of the United States, from March 4, 1929 to March 4, 1933.
After leaving office, he lived for another 31 years and 7 months. Only John Adams, Ronald Reagan, and Gerald Ford had longer lives. The longest retirement by a living ex-President is currently 29 years by Jimmy Carter, who left office on January 20, 1981.
President Gerald Ford lived longer than any other President. He lived to be 93 years, 165 days old. He died at his home on December 26, 2006.
Herbert Hoover - 31 years.
The currently living president with the longest post-presidency is Jimmy Carter with 27 years.
As of January 2013, it is Jimmy Carter. Before that, it was Herbert Hoover.
If you mean US Presidents only, then the oldest was Gerald Ford, who died at the age of 93.
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Gerald Ford. He lived to 93 years and 165 days. Ronald Reagan comes in a close second, living to 93 years and 120 days.
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There's has never been a United States President whose presidency lasted for twelve years longer than any other US President. Franklin Roosevelt's presidency lasted for 12 years, but that was, at most, only 4 years longer than any other President's.
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Gerald Ford was the 38th President of the United States, and died of natural causes (primarily arteriosclerosis) at the age of 93 in 2006. At the time, he had lived longer than any other US president.
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Woodrow Wilson lived in Columbia, SC, for a few years as a boy.