Jimmy Carter turns 100 on Oct. 1, 2024.
The former U.S. president entered home hospice care in February 2023 after a series of health challenges in recent years, including a cancer diagnosis in 2015.
His wife, former first lady Rosalynn Carter, died in November 2023 in their small rural hometown of Plains, Georgia. The couple had lived together in the same modest ranch house since 1961, save for their years in the governor’s mansion and the White House.
Carter, the 39th U.S. president from 1977 to 1981, is the longest-living president in American history.
Below is a list of the longest-living presidents.
1. Jimmy Carter, (age 100 years as of Oct. 1, 2024)
2. George H. W. Bush, 1924–2018 (age 94 years, 5 months, 18 days)
3. Gerald Ford, 1913–2006 (age 93 years, 5 months, 12 days)
4. Ronald Reagan, 1911–2004 (age 93 years, 3 months, 30 days)
5. John Adams, 1735–1826 (age 90 years, 8 months, 4 days)
6. Herbert Hoover, 1874–1964 (age 90 years, 2 months, 10 days)
7. Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972 (88 years, 7 months, 18 days)
8. James Madison, 1751-1836 (85 years, 3 months, 12 days)
9. Thomas Jefferson, 1743-1826 (83 years, 2 months, 21 days)
10. Joe Biden, (age 81 years as of Nov. 20, 2023)
Source: CalculatorSoup.com
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