Lyndon Johnson's Eerily Accurate Longevity

One reason President Lyndon B. Johnson chose not to run for reelection in 1968 was a longevity study he commissioned that predicted he would die at 64, raising doubts that he could survive a second full term. Johnson, who had already suffered serious heart problems, reportedly took the forecast seriously as he weighed his political future. He left office on January 20, 1969, after serving one term in his own right. On January 22, 1973, just two days after what would have been the end of a second term, he died at age 64.

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