Three presidents who embarked on remarkable adventures after they left office

Published December 30, 2024 6:00am ET



As President Joe Biden prepares to exit the White House, the 82-year-old may well enjoy a quiet retirement, unlike some of his predecessors, who enjoyed an active political career after leaving the Oval Office.

For many of the men who occupied the nation’s highest office during the last hundred years, the end of their presidencies merely marked the start of a new political chapter. 

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