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)

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