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Is Jimmy Carter taller than Theodore Roosevelt?

No. Theodore Roosevelt is taller than Jimmy Carter by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).

Jimmy Carter: taller than about 57 in 100 US men. Theodore Roosevelt: taller than about 63 in 100 US men.

Theodore Roosevelt is taller than Jimmy Carter by 0.5 in (1.3 cm).Jimmy Carter: 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm). Theodore Roosevelt: 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm).

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Where these heights come from

Jimmy Carter is commonly listed at 5 ft 9.5 in (176.5 cm). See all of Jimmy Carter’s listed heights.

Theodore Roosevelt is commonly listed at 5 ft 10 in (177.8 cm). See all of Theodore Roosevelt’s listed heights.

Photos: Jimmy Carter by Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. Naval Photographic Center, Public domain; Theodore Roosevelt by Adam Cuerden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.

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Jimmy Carter, 5 ft 9.5 in (177 cm), and Theodore Roosevelt, 5 ft 10 in (178 cm), drawn to scale on one baseline