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The presidents with the longest retirements are Herbert Hoover and Jimmy Carter, tied at 11,553 days each. Jimmy Carter will surpass Hoover to become the president with the longest retirement if he lives to September 8, 2012.

The president with the longest retirement is Jimmy Carter, at NaN days. The president with the second-longest retirement is Herbert Hoover, who died 11,553 days after leaving the presidency. Hoover held the record for more than 54 years, from July 5, 1958, when he surpassed John Adams, until September 8, 2012, when Carter surpassed Hoover. The president with the shortest retirement was James K. Polk, who died 103 days after leaving the presidency.