Living Presidents of the United States

This is the list of all of the living people who have served as President of the United States at each moment in US history. Due to the line of succession outlined in Article 2, Section 1, Clause 6 (1789), Amendment 20, Section 3 (1933) and Amendment 25, Section 1 (1967), there has never been a point where there is no acting United States President, meaning that from the point of death or resignation of one United States President, the powers of the office are immediately passed to his successor under US law.

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Living US Presidents at each moment in US history
Start date	End Date	Start Event	End Event	# alive	Presidents
April 30, 1789	March 4, 1797	Inauguration of George Washington	Inauguration of John Adams	1	George Washington
March 4, 1797	December 14, 1799	Inauguration of John Adams	Death of George Washington	2	George Washington John Adams
December 14, 1799	March 4, 1801	Death of George Washington	Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	1	John Adams
March 4, 1801	March 4, 1809	Inauguration of Thomas Jefferson	Inauguration of James Madison	2	John Adams Thomas Jefferson
March 4, 1809	March 4, 1817	Inauguration of James Madison	Inauguration of James Monroe	3	John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison
March 4, 1817	March 4, 1825	Inauguration of James Monroe	Inauguration of John Quincy Adams	4	John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe
March 4, 1825	July 4, 1826	Inauguration of John Quincy Adams	Death of Thomas Jefferson	5	John Adams Thomas Jefferson James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams
July 4, 1826	July 4, 1826	Death of Thomas Jefferson	Death of John Adams	4	John Adams James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams
July 4, 1826	March 4, 1829	Death of John Adams	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson	3	James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams
March 4, 1829	July 4, 1831	Inauguration of Andrew Jackson	Death of James Monroe	4	James Madison James Monroe John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
July 4, 1831	June 28, 1836	Death of James Monroe	Death of James Madison	3	James Madison John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
June 28, 1836	March 4, 1837	Death of James Madison	Inauguration of Martin Van Buren	2	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson
March 4, 1837	March 4, 1841	Inauguration of Martin Van Buren	Inauguration of William H. Harrison	3	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren
March 4, 1841	April 4, 1841	Inauguration of William H. Harrison	Death of William H. Harrison	4	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren William H. Harrison
April 4, 1841	March 4, 1845	Inauguration of John Tyler	Inauguration of James K. Polk	4	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John Tyler
March 4, 1845	June 8, 1845	Inauguration of James K. Polk	Death of Andrew Jackson	5	John Quincy Adams Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren John Tyler James K. Polk
June 8, 1845	February 23, 1848	Death of Andrew Jackson	Death of John Quincy Adams	4	John Quincy Adams Martin Van Buren John Tyler James K. Polk
February 23, 1848	March 4, 1849	Death of John Quincy Adams	Inauguration of Zachary Taylor	3	Martin Van Buren John Tyler James K. Polk
March 4, 1849	June 15, 1849	Inauguration of Zachary Taylor	Death of James K. Polk	4	Martin Van Buren John Tyler James K. Polk Zachary Taylor
June 15, 1849	July 9, 1850	Death of James K. Polk	Death of Zachary Taylor	3	Martin Van Buren John Tyler Zachary Taylor
July 9, 1850	March 4, 1853	Inauguration of Millard Fillmore	Inauguration of Franklin Pierce	3	Martin Van Buren John Tyler Millard Fillmore
March 4, 1853	March 4, 1857	Inauguration of Franklin Pierce	Inauguration of James Buchanan	4	Martin Van Buren John Tyler Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce
March 4, 1857	March 4, 1861	Inauguration of James Buchanan	Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	5	Martin Van Buren John Tyler Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan
March 4, 1861	January 18, 1862	Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln	Death of John Tyler	6	Martin Van Buren John Tyler Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
January 18, 1862	July 24, 1862	Death of John Tyler	Death of Martin Van Buren	5	Martin Van Buren Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
July 24, 1862	April 15, 1865	Death of Martin Van Buren	Death of Abraham Lincoln	4	Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Abraham Lincoln
April 15, 1865	June 1, 1868	Inauguration of Andrew Johnson	Death of James Buchanan	4	Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce James Buchanan Andrew Johnson
June 1, 1868	March 4, 1869	Death of James Buchanan	Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	3	Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce Andrew Johnson
March 4, 1869	October 8, 1869	Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant	Death of Franklin Pierce	4	Millard Fillmore Franklin Pierce Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant
October 8, 1869	March 8, 1874	Death of Franklin Pierce	Death of Millard Fillmore	3	Millard Fillmore Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant
March 8, 1874	July 31, 1875	Death of Millard Fillmore	Death of Andrew Johnson	2	Andrew Johnson Ulysses S. Grant
July 31, 1875	March 4, 1877	Death of Andrew Johnson	Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes	1	Ulysses S. Grant
March 4, 1877	March 4, 1881	Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes	Inauguration of James Garfield	2	Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes
March 4, 1881	September 19, 1881	Inauguration of James Garfield	Death of James Garfield	3	Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes James Garfield
September 19, 1881	March 4, 1885	Inauguration of Chester A. Arthur	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	3	Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Chester A. Arthur
March 4, 1885	July 23, 1885	Inauguration of Grover Cleveland	Death of Ulysses S. Grant	4	Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland
July 23, 1885	November 18, 1886	Death of Ulysses S. Grant	Death of Chester A. Arthur	3	Rutherford B. Hayes Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland
November 18, 1886	March 4, 1889	Death of Chester A. Arthur	Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison	2	Rutherford B. Hayes Grover Cleveland
March 4, 1889	January 17, 1893	Inauguration of Benjamin Harrison	Death of Rutherford B. Hayes	3	Rutherford B. Hayes Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
January 17, 1893	March 4, 1897	Death of Rutherford B. Hayes	Inauguration of William McKinley	2	Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison
March 4, 1897	March 13, 1901	Inauguration of William McKinley	Death of Benjamin Harrison	3	Grover Cleveland Benjamin Harrison William McKinley
March 13, 1901	September 14, 1901	Death of Benjamin Harrison	Death of William McKinley	2	Grover Cleveland William McKinley
September 14, 1901	June 24, 1908	Inauguration of Theodore Roosevelt	Death of Grover Cleveland	2	Grover Cleveland Theodore Roosevelt
June 24, 1908	March 4, 1909	Death of Grover Cleveland	Inauguration of William H. Taft	1	Theodore Roosevelt
March 4, 1909	March 4, 1913	Inauguration of William H. Taft	Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	2	Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft
March 4, 1913	January 6, 1919	Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson	Death of Theodore Roosevelt	3	Theodore Roosevelt William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson
January 6, 1919	March 4, 1921	Death of Theodore Roosevelt	Inauguration of Warren G. Harding	2	William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson
March 4, 1921	August 2, 1923	Inauguration of Warren G. Harding	Death of Warren G. Harding	3	William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Warren G. Harding
August 2, 1923	February 3, 1924	Inauguration of Calvin Coolidge	Death of Woodrow Wilson	3	William H. Taft Woodrow Wilson Calvin Coolidge
February 3, 1924	March 4, 1929	Death of Woodrow Wilson	Inauguration of Herbert Hoover	2	William H. Taft Calvin Coolidge
March 4, 1929	March 8, 1930	Inauguration of Herbert Hoover	Death of William H. Taft	3	William H. Taft Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
March 8, 1930	January 5, 1933	Death of William H. Taft	Death of Calvin Coolidge	2	Calvin Coolidge Herbert Hoover
January 5, 1933	March 4, 1933	Death of Calvin Coolidge	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	1	Herbert Hoover
March 4, 1933	April 12, 1945	Inauguration of Franklin D. Roosevelt	Death of Franklin D. Roosevelt	2	Herbert Hoover Franklin D. Roosevelt
April 12, 1945	January 20, 1953	Inauguration of Harry S. Truman	Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	2	Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman
January 20, 1953	January 20, 1961	Inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower	Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	3	Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower
January 20, 1961	November 22, 1963	Inauguration of John F. Kennedy	Death of John F. Kennedy	4	Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower John F. Kennedy
November 22, 1963	October 20, 1964	Inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson	Death of Herbert Hoover	4	Herbert Hoover Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson
October 20, 1964	January 20, 1969	Death of Herbert Hoover	Inauguration of Richard Nixon	3	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson
January 20, 1969	March 28, 1969	Inauguration of Richard Nixon	Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower	4	Harry S. Truman Dwight D. Eisenhower Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
March 28, 1969	December 26, 1972	Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower	Death of Harry S. Truman	3	Harry S. Truman Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
December 26, 1972	January 22, 1973	Death of Harry S. Truman	Death of Lyndon B. Johnson	2	Lyndon B. Johnson Richard Nixon
January 22, 1973	August 9, 1974	Death of Lyndon B. Johnson	Inauguration of Gerald Ford	1	Richard Nixon
August 9, 1974	January 20, 1977	Inauguration of Gerald Ford	Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	2	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford
January 20, 1977	January 20, 1981	Inauguration of Jimmy Carter	Inauguration of Ronald Reagan	3	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter
January 20, 1981	January 20, 1989	Inauguration of Ronald Reagan	Inauguration of George H. W. Bush	4	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan
January 20, 1989	January 20, 1993	Inauguration of George H. W. Bush	Inauguration of Bill Clinton	5	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush
January 20, 1993	April 22, 1994	Inauguration of Bill Clinton	Death of Richard Nixon	6	Richard Nixon Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
April 22, 1994	January 20, 2001	Death of Richard Nixon	Inauguration of George W. Bush	5	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton
January 20, 2001	June 5, 2004	Inauguration of George W. Bush	Death of Ronald Reagan	6	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush
June 5, 2004	December 26, 2006	Death of Ronald Reagan	Death of Gerald Ford	5	Gerald Ford Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush
December 26, 2006		Death of Gerald Ford		4	Jimmy Carter George H. W. Bush Bill Clinton George W. Bush

Trivia

There have been six men who have been the only living United States President, the first being George Washington from his inauguration to the inauguration of John Adams; the last being Richard Nixon, from the death of Lyndon B. Johnson on January 22, 1973 to his resignation on August 9, 1974.

During three periods in United States history, there have been six men alive to have been United States President. At the two later points where there were six living presidents (1993-1994 and 2001-2004) all six men were inaugurated consecutively. The most recent period, the longest of the three at over three years, ended with the death of Ronald Reagan.

There have been nineteen Presidencies during which a United States President has not died, the most recent being the Presidency of George H.W. Bush. This does not include the presidencies of William Henry Harrison, James A. Garfield, Warren G. Harding, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, who were themselves the only United States Presidents to die during their presidencies. Conversely, only twice, during the Presidencies of Grant and Nixon, has there been as many as three during a Presidency. (Again, this does not count the presidency of Lincoln, whose death was the third during his term.) The longest streak of Presidencies without a Presidential death is four, as no United States President died during the terms of Ford, Carter, Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

Because of his serving 3+ terms, Franklin Delano Roosevelt holds the distinction of serving over the longest period of there being no Presidential deaths or changes. The only other United States President alive during his term was Herbert Hoover, whose Presidency had ended with a period of time when he was the only living United States President and who outlived Roosevelt by nearly twenty years.

The longest period between deaths of United States Presidents was 26 years, 6 months and 20 days, between the deaths of George Washington on December 14, 1799 and the death of Thomas Jefferson on July 4, 1826. The shortest came immediately after the longest, in the approximately five hours between the death of Jefferson at around 12:50 PM and the death of John Adams at approximately 6:00 PM. Coincidentally, neither Jefferson nor Adams knew the other had died on the same day, as Jefferson died first, and Adams, with his last breath, supposedly attempted to say, "Thomas Jefferson still survives," but died before he could finish the statement.

Only three times, in 1826, 1862 and 1901, have two United States Presidents died in the same year. The first, mentioned above, was the only time two have died on the same day. The second, between the deaths of Tyler and Van Buren, happened 187 days apart, and the third, between Benjamin Harrison's death and McKinley's assassination, happened 185 days apart.

Harry S Truman died December 26, 1972, just 25 days before Nixon's second term began. Lyndon Johnson died on January 22, 1973, just two days after Nixon's second term began. They died only 27 days apart, yet in two different years and two different Presidential terms.

The instance of six consecutive living presidents (meaning that there were five living ex-Presidents) was the basis of a short-form cartoon, The X-Presidents by animator Robert Smigel, which portrayed the living ex-Presidents as having SUPER-powers and occasionally saving the world. The series disregarded Nixon's 1994 death, running with the five ex-Presidents from 1997 until the time of Bill Clinton's induction into the group of ex-Presidents, at the time of his succession by George W. Bush.

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Graphic table of Presidential Lifespans

Living Presidents of the United States

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Trivia

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See Also

Earliest living United States president

List of U.S. presidential faux-pas, gaffes, and unfortunate incidents

List of United States Presidents by genealogical relationship

List of Canadian prime ministers and American presidents

List of Philippine Presidents by nicknames