Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to live to be 100 years old — a feat made even more incredible by the fact that he was alive for 40% of the nation’s history.

In 1923, Vice President Calvin Coolidge was sworn in after President William G. Harding died in office. Coolidge inherited many of Harding’s scandals, which he was able to handle with considerable ...

Calvin Coolidge ... that had developed while he was at his Main street law office, and he died alone in his bedroom. Advertisement Mrs. Coolidge, returning from a shopping trip, discovered ...