 He retired to his home in Uvalde for the last 26 years of his life, where he managed his extensive real estate holdings, spent time with his great-grandchildren, and fished.Throughout his retirement, he was consulted by active Democratic politicians and was especially close to Roosevelt's successor, Harry S. Truman.On the morning of Garner's 95th birthday, November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy called to wish him a happy birthday.