# Which ex-president set the precedent for keeping a low profile after office?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [May 20, 2016, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ex-president-set-the-precedent-for-keeping-a-low-profile-after-office/755263 "2016-05-20T22:58:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ex-president-set-the-precedent-for-keeping-a-low-profile-after-office/755263/21 "2016-05-21T19:02:54Z")

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> [@Shalmanese](#):
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> If you’re not picky about the orientation, Harrison, Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, Mckinley, Harding, FDR and JFK were all pretty quiet after leaving office…

Too soon.

I have a book about all these guys. I’ll have to pick that up again.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ex-president-set-the-precedent-for-keeping-a-low-profile-after-office/755263/22 "2016-05-21T19:55:49Z")

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> [@chacoguy](#):
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> JFK was dead silent.

Just like all the rest of that list.

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