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How many former US presidents are still alive and when did they complete their term? Carter, Bush, Clinton, Obama…

How many former US presidents are still alive and when did they complete their term? Carter, Bush, Clinton, Obama…

It is Election Day in the United States. Millions of voters will go to polling stations to cast their votes Donald Trump And Kamala Harris Head to head in the presidential race. Trump is seeking a return to the Oval Office, a feat achieved only by a previous president. Franklin D Rooseveltthe 32nd US President, served from January 1933 through the Great Depression and then the war years until his death in April 1945. In total, FDR served three full terms and two months of a fourth – 4,422 days as head of state.

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In total, 46 men have served as President of the United States – George Washington was the first and Joe Biden the youngest. Let's see how many are still with us.

Jimmy Carter

Peanut farmer Jimmy Carter celebrated his 100th birthday just a few weeks ago. James Earl Carter Jr., son of Earl Carter, a peanut warehouse owner, was born on October 1, 1924 in Plains, Georgia. Carter entered politics after serving in the U.S. Navy. As a Democrat, he ran in the 1976 election against Republican President Gerald Ford. Carter received 297 electoral votes and 50.1% of the electoral vote, while Ford received 240 electoral votes and 48.0% of the electoral vote. He was inaugurated on January 20, 1977 – strangely, he was the only president to be sworn in under his informal name Jimmy rather than James.

His tenure was difficult because of the challenges he faced and his inability to overcome them – the energy crisis and the Iran hostage crisis tested his authority during his four years in office. He ran in the 1980 election but lost to Ronald Regan.

George W Bush

Born July 6, 1946 in New Haven, Connecticut, George W Bush was the eldest of six children in a family with political connections. His father, George Herbert Walker, was the 41st US President from 1989 to 1993.

Bush Jr., a Republican, narrowly won the Electoral College vote in the 2000 election, defeating Vice President Al Gore. His time in office will be remembered by the terrorist attacks of September 11th and the Iraq War. He was re-elected in 2004, but his popularity waned due to his handling of a number of issues, including the Iraq War and the Hurricane Katrina disaster.

Bill Clinton

He was born William Jefferson Blythe III on August 19, 1946 in Hope, Arkansas, and adopted the surname Clinton from his stepfather when he was 15. Clinton attended Georgetown University and spent two years at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar studying politics, but left without graduating. He met his wife Hillary Rodham at Yale University, where they both studied law.

As a Democrat, he became the 42nd President of the United States in 1993, winning 370 electoral votes against the Republican incumbent George HW Bush (168 electoral votes). He was re-elected in 1996 despite Republicans gaining control of Congress in 1994. His tenure was marked by scandals and controversies, including allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment.

Barack Obama

And finally, Barack Hussein Obama II, the first president with an ethnic background (his father was Kenyan). He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and is the only U.S. president born outside the 48 mainland states.

Obama graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in political science in 1983. The Obamas are married to Michelle and have two daughters, Malia Ann and Natasha.

He ran as a Democrat in the 2008 US presidential election and defeated Republican candidate Mitt Romney with 332 electoral votes and 51.1 percent of the popular vote. He ran again in 2012 and won, defeating his opponent Alan Keyes with 70 percent of the vote. Barack is one of three surviving two-term U.S. presidents.

The youngest former US president to die was George HW Bush, who died on November 30 at the age of 94. Before him were Gerald Ford (December 26, 2006) and Ronald Reagan (June 5, 2004), who were also over 90 years old.

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