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On Saturday, a teen political blogger shared that former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, at the age of 93 years and 166 days, is now the longest-living president in United States history.
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Gabe Fleisher, of the "Wake up to Politics," pointed out on the milestone on his Twitter page.
Bush surpassed the previous record-holder Gerald Ford, who lived to be 93 years and 165 days old. Ronald Reagan follows Ford on the list. He lived to be 93 and 120 days.
U.S. Presidents by longevity, as of today:
— Gabe Fleisher (@WakeUp2Politics) November 25, 2017
— @GeorgeHWBush: 93 years, 166 days
— Gerald Ford: 93 years, 165 days
— Ronald Reagan: 93 years, 120 days
— Jimmy Carter: 93 years, 55 days
— John Adams: 90 years, 247 days
— Herbert Hoover: 90 years, 71 days
Bush became the 41st U.S. president when he elected in 1988, following a two-term stint as Reagan's vice president, before being defeated in the 1992 campaign by Bill Clinton.
Recently, Bush has been in the news frequently for various health scares and hospital stays as well as participating in a hurricane benefit with the four other living former presidents: Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama.
The president was also forced to apologize to several women after claims of inappropriate touching was made against him.
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