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This is a chronology of who was the oldest living president of the United States, former or current, at any given time.
While the title of oldest living president is often lost due to the death of its holder, the title may also be lost if an older person is inaugurated.

Table

Oldest living president from	Oldest living president until	President	Longevity
Oldest living president from	Oldest living president until	President	birth	death	days	years/days
April 30, 1789	December 14, 1799	George Washington	1732	1799	24,756	67y 295d
December 14, 1799	July 4, 1826	John Adams	1735	1826	33,108	90y 236d
July 4, 1826	June 28, 1836	James Madison	1751	1836	31,139	85y 93d
June 28, 1836	June 8, 1845	Andrew Jackson	1767	1845	28,574	78y 85d
June 8, 1845	February 23, 1848	John Quincy Adams	1767	1848	29,446	80y 227d
February 23, 1848	July 24, 1862	Martin Van Buren	1782	1862	29,085	79y 231d
July 24, 1862	June 1, 1868	James Buchanan	1791	1868	28,163	77y 39d
June 1, 1868	March 8, 1874	Millard Fillmore	1800	1874	27,088	74y 60d
March 8, 1874	July 31, 1875	Andrew Johnson	1808	1875	24,320	66y 214d
July 31, 1875	July 23, 1885	Ulysses S. Grant	1822	1885	23,098	63y 87d
July 23, 1885	January 17, 1893	Rutherford B. Hayes	1822	1893	25,673	70y 105d
January 17, 1893	March 13, 1901	Benjamin Harrison	1833	1901	24,676	67y 205d
March 13, 1901	June 24, 1908	Grover Cleveland	1837	1908	26,030	71y 98d
June 24, 1908	March 4, 1909*	Theodore Roosevelt	1858	1919	21,985	60y 71d
March 4, 1909	March 4, 1913*	William Howard Taft	1857	1930	26,471	72y 174d
March 4, 1913	February 3, 1924	Woodrow Wilson	1856	1924	24,507	67y 37d
February 3, 1924	March 8, 1930	William Howard Taft	1857	1930	26,471	72y 174d
March 8, 1930	January 5, 1933	Calvin Coolidge	1872	1933	22,099	60y 185d
January 5, 1933	October 20, 1964	Herbert Hoover	1874	1964	32,943	90y 71d
October 20, 1964	December 26, 1972	Harry S. Truman	1884	1972	32,373	88y 232d
December 26, 1972	January 22, 1973	Lyndon B. Johnson	1908	1973	23,524	64y 148d
January 22, 1973	January 20, 1981*	Richard M. Nixon	1913	1994	29,688	81y 103d
January 20, 1981	June 5, 2004	Ronald Reagan	1911	2004	34,088	93y 120d
June 5, 2004	December 26, 2006	Gerald R. Ford	1913	2006	34,133	93y 165d
December 26, 2006		George H. W. Bush	1924		- round 0}}}}	83y - round 0}}}}d**

*did not die on this date: older person was inaugurated President.
**current age.

Statistics

All Presidents lost their title of oldest living United States President by dying, except for Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Richard Nixon, who each lost the title when an older man (William Taft, Woodrow Wilson and Ronald Reagan, respectively) was inaugurated President. Nixon was the only one of the three to not lose the title to the President who immediately followed him.
William Howard Taft was the only one to regain the title after losing it.
The President who held the title of oldest living United States President for the longest span of time was Herbert Hoover, who held the title from the death of Calvin Coolidge on January 5, 1933 to his own death on October 20, 1964, a span of 31 years, 10 months and 15 days. Incidentally, Hoover also holds the distinction of having the longest retirement of any United States President, at 31 years, 7 months. Currently the United States President who has been retired the longest is Jimmy Carter, who is due to pass Hoover on September 9, 2012.
The President who held the title of oldest living United States President for the shortest span of time was Lyndon Baines Johnson, who held the title from the death of Harry S. Truman on December 26, 1972 to his death on January 22, 1973, a span of 27 days.
There have been six instances where the sitting United States President was the only living United States President. The six Presidents were George Washington (being the first and at the time only), John Adams (following Washington's death), Ulysses S. Grant (following Andrew Johnson's death), Theodore Roosevelt (following Grover Cleveland's death), Herbert Hoover (following Calvin Coolidge's death) and Richard Nixon (following Lyndon Baines Johnson's death). Other than Washington, the longest any of them had to serve as the only living President was Grant, who served 1 year, 216 days alone.
After George H. W. Bush, the order of age of the remaining living United States Presidents is Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924), George W. Bush (born July 6, 1946) and Bill Clinton (born August 19, 1946).
The president to live the longest out of all of them was Gerald R. Ford, living ninety-three years, five months, and nine days, exceeding the previous record lifespan of Ronald Reagan who lived ninety-three years, three months, and twenty-eight days.

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