A previous blog discussed the number of former presidents upon whom the current president could call. With the passing of President Carter, the number of former presidents has gone down from 5 to 4. Strangely, it will remain 4 after the inauguration as Donald Trump will leave the ex-presidents and Joe Biden will join them. How long does a post-presidency generally last? That depends on how you look at it.
The median post-presidency lasts for 8.26 years. That is, there are as many presidents above that number as below. 22 Presidents had shorter post-presidencies and 22 had longer.
The average post-presidency is 11.32 years. Having lived as a former president for nearly 44 years, Jimmy Carter pulled that average up.
The mode - which is the most frequent result - for a post-presidency is 0 years. Yes, 8 presidents died in office and thus never became former presidents.
The post-presidency is getting longer. Every former president since Nixon has live at least 15 years after leaving office.
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