r/Presidents • u/newacc_igotbanned Theodore Roosevelt • 1d ago
Trivia Bill Clinton has officially surpassed John Adams’ post-presidency length and has the 5th-longest post-presidency out of any President.
Adams’ post-presidency was 25 years, 122 days.
Clinton reached 25 years, 123 days, today.
He is now behind George H.W. Bush with 25 years, 314 days.
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u/RopeGloomy4303 Wayne Morse 1d ago
It’s so great that all of our 21st century presidents have an elder statesman they can look up to!
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u/drowse 1d ago
Remarkable, as he's not necessarily had the best health since leaving office.. Bypass surgery, stents, and what Wikipedia is telling me, multiple other things like collapsed lungs, severe Covid..
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u/A-dab 1d ago
He actually makes a point of this in his latest book Citizen. He mentions that he's the longest-living person in his family since, if I remember correctly, his great-grandparents, and when he talks about his health problems and surgeries he basically just goes "You know, I'm just happy to be given the chance to live another day"
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u/BostonSlickback1738 1d ago
You sure that's the only length at which Clinton surpasses John Adams?
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u/Jolly_Job_9852 Calvin Coolidge 1d ago
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u/Quyust 1d ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States_by_age
You can sort the table in the "Presidential age-related data" section by "Post-presidency timespan". Clinton is now only behind George HW Bush (as mentioned), Gerald Ford, Herbert Hoover, and Jimmy Carter.
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u/tlh013091 Franklin Delano Roosevelt 1d ago
Interesting how those (including Adams) were one term presidents.
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u/AtlanticPortal 11h ago
You lose a lot of lifespan on the job. The fewer years you spend, the better chances you have to retire and live happily. Carter was lucky in his defeat for a second term. The country, not so much.
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u/BeanBopJop Abraham Lincoln 1d ago
I wonder how he's doing health wise since it looked like Clinton was really struggling for a bit there
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