(#17) Andrew Johnson
- Dec. at 67 (1808-1875)
Andrew Johnson died after a stroke on July 31, 1875, in Carter's Station, TN at age 66. After several comeback attempts, he was elected to the US Senate in 1875, but served just four months before his fatal stroke.
(#39) George H. W. Bush
- 95
George H.W. Bush passed away on November 30, 2018, at the age of 94—just eight months after his wife, Barbara Bush, passed. The former president suffered from vascular parkinsonism, which kept him in a wheelchair the last few years of his life and ultimately led to his passing. Moreover, he had been admitted to the hospital just a day after his wife's passing for an infection that had spread to his blood.
(#33) Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Dec. at 79 (1890-1969)
Dwight D. Eisenhower died of heart failure on March 28, 1969, in Washington, D.C., at age 78. After his death, his remains were taken to his hometown of Abilene, KS, by train. Eisenhower lived to see the election of his vice president, Richard Nixon, to the nation’s highest office.
(#11) James K. Polk
- Dec. at 54 (1795-1849)
James K. Polk died of cholera in Nashville, TN, on June 15, 1849. Polk had the shortest presidential retirement, dying just 103 days after leaving office. He was 53 years old.
(#1) George Washington
- Dec. at 67 (1732-1799)
George Washington died at the age of 67 on December 14, 1799, in Mount Vernon, VA. His exact cause of death is still a mystery, but it was likely epiglottitis. Shortly before his death, Washington presented his wife with two wills, instructing her to burn one and execute the other.
(#27) Woodrow Wilson
- Dec. at 68 (1856-1924)
Woodrow Wilson died of a stroke on February 3, 1924, in Washington, D.C. at age 67. He was buried at the Washington National Cathedral and is the only president to be interred within the Washington, D.C. city limits.
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Every 4 or 8 years, a new president of the United States enters the White House, and the departed president returns to normal life after leaving office. Strictly speaking, at least the political capital accumulated by the departed president is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and their lives are still receiving public attention. Before 1958, the president who departed did not have any benefits, which also means that some historical US presidents may face difficulties in life after retirement.
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