What is the the most number of former US presidents alive at the same time?

marinedawg12

The highest number of US Presidents alive at the same time is 6. This has occurred twice. Until 1994 Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, G.H.W.Bush and Clinton were alive. President Nixon passed in 1994, leaving 5. The number increased to 6 again with the inauguration of President G.W.Bush in 2001. President Reagan passed in 2004 and President Ford passed last week. Jan 02 07, 3:49 PM

lanfranco

I'm going to hazard a guess. At the time of Bill Clinton's inauguration in January of 1993, there were five former presidents alive: Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush. Nixon died in 1994. However, between Clinton's departure from office and Ronald Reagan's death in 2004, there were again five former presidents alive: Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton. Owing to lower life expectancies in the 18th, 19th, and early 20th centuries, I strongly suspect that during no previous period of U.S. history were five former presidents alive simultaneously, but if you want to be certain, you can work it out with the help of the site below: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Presidents_by_date_of_death Jan 02 07, 3:52 PM

lanfranco

Marinedawg, the question asked about "former" presidents. I have to point out that that adjective could not be applied to Bill Clinton in 1994, and it won't be applied to George W. Bush until January of 2009. Jan 02 07, 3:56 PM

zbeckabee

Five were alive in 1861. Five former Chief Executives who were alive on the day Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for his first term: John Tyler, Jr. (March 29, 1790 – January 18, 1862) James Buchanan (April 23, 1791 – June 1, 1868) Millard Fillmore (January 7, 1800 – March 8, 1874) Franklin Pierce, Sr. (November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869) Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) Source: WIKI -- See each individual President. Jan 02 07, 4:45 PM

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