<Tr> <Td> Robert Altman </Td> <Td> (1925--2006) </Td> <Td> Film Director . Announced the transplant at the 78th Academy Awards in 2005 while accepting his Lifetime Achievement Oscar . Altman said, "I'm here under false pretenses...Eleven years ago I had a heart transplant, a total heart transplant . I got the heart of, I think, a young woman who was in about in her late thirties . By that kind of calculation you may be giving this award too early because I think I've got about 40 years left ." </Td> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> 11 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Robert P. Casey </Td> <Td> (1932--2000) </Td> <Td> 41st Governor of Pennsylvania . Announced that he needed a rare heart / liver transplant due to a rare genetic condition in which proteins invade and destroy major bodily organs . Shortly after the announcement, Casey received the heart and liver from a 35 - year - old African - American male who was killed in an auto accident near Erie, Pennsylvania . The short time between the announcement and the operation lead to accusations that Casey was secretly placed on the top of the waiting list, along with sparking an urban legend that the donor was "killed" by the Pennsylvania State Police in order to "harvest" the organs . </Td> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> 6 years </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Dick Cheney </Td> <Td> (1941--) </Td> <Td> Vice President under George W. Bush 2001 - 2009 . Received his heart transplant on March 24, 2012 at Inova Fairfax Hospital </Td> <Td> March 24, 2012 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Erik Compton </Td> <Td> (1979--) </Td> <Td> American professional golfer </Td> <Td> 1992, 2008 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr>

Who is the longest living liver transplant recipient