--- title: George H.W. Bush Is the Longest Living President in History description: The former President is 93 years and 167 days old as of Nov. 27, 2017. canonical: https://time.com/5037219/george-h-w-bush-longest-living-president/ author: Alana Abramson article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-11-26T16:07:33.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T18:20:58.232Z article:section: Politics og:title: George H.W. Bush Is the Longest Living President in U.S. History og:description: He surpassed predecessor Gerald Ford og:url: https://time.com/5037219/george-h-w-bush-longest-living-president/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f0f9c870c951534/6988e34bbc6cfc424c3e3ae7/george-h-w-bush.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: George H.W. Bush og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: George H.W. Bush Is the Longest Living President in U.S. History twitter:description: He surpassed predecessor Gerald Ford twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5f0f9c870c951534/6988e34bbc6cfc424c3e3ae7/george-h-w-bush.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # George H.W. Bush Is the Longest Living President in U.S. History ## Video: George H.W. Bush Says He Has Occasionally 'Patted Women's Rears' Amid Groping Allegations [Watch (HLS stream): George H.W. Bush Says He Has Occasionally 'Patted Women's Rears' Amid Groping Allegations](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/pt0YSIhH.m3u8) (1:33)  _Published 2017-10-26. The office of George H.W. Bush said Wednesday that the former President occasionally "has patted women's rears in what he intended to be a good-natured manner." The statement came as a a second woman accused Bush of groping her._  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Nov 26, 2017 4:07 PM CUT  President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas. President George H.W. Bush arrives for the coin toss prior to Super Bowl 51 between the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots at NRG Stadium on February 5, 2017 in Houston, Texas.Patrick Smith—Getty Images  by [Alana Abramson](/author/alana-abramson/)  ## Alana Abramson Nov 26, 2017 4:07 PM CUT George H.W. Bush has set a record for being the longest living president in U.S. history. The 41st president, who is 93 years and 167 days old as of Nov. 26, has surpassed his predecessor Gerald Ford to assume this title. Ford died in December of 2006, when he was 93 years and 165 days old. The milestone was first reported on Twitter Saturday by Gabe Fleisher, a high school student who writes a newsletter “Wake Up To Politics.” > [](https://twitter.com/WakeUp2Politics/status/934440100209020928) As Fleisher noted in the calculations in his tweet, Jimmy Carter, at 93 years and 55 days old, could also surpassFord on the list. Bush was [hospitalized](http://time.com/4759687/george-h-w-bush-hospital-released-texas/ "undefined") earlier this year for pneumonia and chronic bronchitis. The milestone comes as Bush [faces a series of sexual harassment allegations](http://time.com/5033751/sexual-harassment-politicians-roy-moore-al-franken/ "undefined"). In total, eight women have come forward in the past month alleging that he had groped them at various events dating back to the 1992 presidential campaign. Bush’s spokesman Jim McGrath initially responded to the first of these allegations by explaining that the president is in a wheelchair and makes a joke to put people at ease because his arm cannot reach higher than the lower waist of the people with whom he is posing for photographs. McGrath did not respond to two of the allegations that predated the wheelchair, but told TIME in regards to a third allegation that the former president “simply does not have it in his heart to knowingly cause anyone harm or distress, and he again apologizes to anyone he may have offended during a photo op.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5037219/george-h-w-bush-longest-living-president/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5037219/george-h-w-bush-longest-living-president/"},"headline":"George H.W. 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