Activities Some former presidents have had significant careers after leaving office. Prominent examples include William Howard Taft's tenure as chief justice of the United States and Herbert Hoover's work on government reorganization after World War II. Grover Cleveland, whose bid for reelection failed in 1888, was elected president again four years later in 1892, and Donald Trump, whose bid for reelection failed in 2020, was elected president again four years later in 2024. Two former presidents served in Congress after leaving the White House: John Quincy Adams was elected to the House of Representatives, serving there for 17 years, and Andrew Johnson returned to the Senate in 1875, though he died soon after. Some ex-presidents were very active, especially in international affairs, most notably Theodore Roosevelt;Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (2011) Herbert Hoover;Gary Dean Best, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Keeper of the Torch, 1933–1964 (2013) Richard Nixon;Kasey S. Pipes, After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon (2019) and Jimmy Carter.Douglas Brinkley. The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House (1998).
Activities Some former presidents have, had significant careers after leaving office Prominent examples include William Howard Taft's tenure as chief justice of the United States and Herbert Hoover's work on government reorganization after World War II. Grover Cleveland, whose bid for reelection failed in 1888, was elected president again four years later in 1892, and Donald Trump, whose bid for reelection failed in 2020, was elected president again four years later in 2024. Two former presidents served in Congress after leaving the White House: John Quincy Adams was elected to the House of Representatives, serving there for 17 years and Andrew Johnson returned to the Senate in 1875, though he died soon aft.er. Some ex-presidents were very active, especially in international affairs, most notably Theodore Roosevelt;Edmund Morris, Colonel Roosevelt (2011) Herbert Hoover;Gary Dean Best, The Life of Herbert Hoover: Keeper of the Torch, 1933–1964 (2013) Richard Nixon;Kasey S. Pipes, After the Fall: The Remarkable Comeback of Richard Nixon (2019) and Jimmy Carter.Douglas Brinkley. The Unfinished Presidency: Jimmy Carter's Journey Beyond the White House (1998).