Former President Jimmy Carter is no longer just the oldest living U.S. president, but now the longest-living in the nation’s history, as well. ASSOCIATED PRESS Former President Jimmy Carter, pictured here last April, was born on Oct. 1, 1924, in Plains, Georgia. Bush as the longest-living president in U.S. history. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution gave the Georgia native the longest-living designation Thursday morning, but the Jimmy Carter Library noted that the newspaper had gotten ahead of itself and the story was corrected. ASSOCIATED PRESS Former President Jimmy Carter (far right) joined other White House occupants for a photo in early 2009, just before Barack Obama was poised to take office.

Source: Huffington Post March 22, 2019 10:00 UTC