At what point were the most current and former US Presidents alive?

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According to this article, combined with recent events, there have been four times when six presidents were alive at once.

  • March 4, 1861 to January 18, 1862: Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, Lincoln
  • January 20, 1993 to April 22, 1994: Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton
  • January 20, 2001 to June 5, 2004: Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush Jr
  • January 20, 2017 to November 30, 2018: Carter, Bush, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, Trump

With the inauguration of Joe Biden, this has happened a fifth time:

  • January 20, 2021 to present: Carter, Clinton, Bush Jr, Obama, Trump, Biden

Here's where I previously predicted it would likely not happen again for the foreseeable future, but given the happy determination of Carter to live forever, I will not do so again.

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