That's 2 (Gerald Ford)

[Alex]

Speaking of pointless former president information. Someone on another message board I post at asked "what is the most number of former presidents to be alive at one time?"

I did the work and posted the answer but I might as well share the whole chart. I'll put it in a spoiler, though. The answer, by the way, is 5. Three separate times.

Spoiler:

0 - 1792 - 3/3/97
1 - 3/3/97 - 12/14/99 (Washington)
0 - 12/14/99 - 3/4/01
1 - 3/4/01 - 3/4/09 (Adams)
2 - 3/4/09 - 3/4/17 (Adams, Jefferson)
3 - 3/4/17 - 3/4/25 (Adams, Jefferson, Madison)
4 - 3/4/25 - 7/4/26 (Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe)
2 - 7/4/26 - 3/4/29 (Madison, Monroe)
3 - 3/4/29 - 7/4/31 (Madison, Monroe, Adams)
2 - 7/4/31 - 6/28/36 (Madison, Adams)
1 - 6/28/36 - 3/4/37 (Adams)
2 - 3/4/37 - 3/4/41 (Adams, Jackson)
3 - 3/4/41 - 3/4/45 (Adams, Jackson, Van Buren)
4 - 3/4/45 - 6/8/45 (Adams, Jackson, Van Buren, Tyler)
3 - 6/8/45 - 2/23/48 (Adams, Van Buren, Tyler)
2 - 2/23/48 - 3/4/49 (Van Buren, Tyler)
3 - 3/4/49 - 6/15/49 (Van Buren, Tyler, Polk)
2 - 6/15/49 - 3/4/53 (Van Buren, Tyler)
3 - 3/4/53 - 3/4/57 (Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore)
4 - 3/4/57 - 3/4/61 (Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce)
5 - 3/4/61 - 1/18/62 (Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan)
4 - 1/18/62 - 7/24/62 (Van Buren, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan)
3 - 7/24/62 - 6/1/68 (Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan)
2 - 6/1/68 - 3/4/69 (Fillmore, Pierce)
3 - 3/4/69 - 10/8/69 (Fillmore, Pierce, Johnson)
2 - 10/8/69 - 3/8/74 (Fillmore, Johnson)
1 - 3/8/74 - 7/31/75 (Johnson)
0 - 7/31/75 - 3/4/77
1 - 3/4/77 - 3/4/81 (Grant)
2 - 3/4/81 - 3/4/85 (Grant, Hayes)
3 - 3/4/85 - 7/23/85 (Grant, Hayes, Arthur)
2 - 7/23/85 - 11/18/86 (Hayes, Arthur)
1 - 11/18/86 - 1/17/93 (Hayes)
0 - 1/17/93 - 3/4/93
1 - 3/4/93 - 3/4/97 (Harrison)
2 - 3/4/97 - 3/13/01 (Harrison, Cleveland)
1 - 3/13/01 - 6/24/08 (Cleveland)
0 - 6/24/08 - 3/4/09
1 - 3/4/09 - 3/4/13 (Roosevelt)
2 - 3/4/13 - 1/6/19 (Roosevelt, Taft)
1 - 1/6/19 - 3/4/21 (Taft)
2 - 3/4/21 - 2/3/24 (Taft, Wilson)
1 - 2/3/24 - 3/4/29 (Taft)
2 - 3/4/29 - 3/8/30 (Taft, Coolidge)
1 - 3/8/30 - 1/5/33 (Coolidge)
0 - 1/5/33 - 3/4/33
1 - 3/4/33 - 1/20/53 (Hoover)
2 - 1/20/53 - 1/20/61 (Hoover, Truman)
3 - 1/20/61 - 10/20/64 (Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower)
2 - 10/20/64 - 1/20/69 (Truman, Eisenhower)
3 - 1/20/69 - 3/28/69 (Truman, Eisnehower, Johnson)
2 - 3/28/69 - 12/26/72 (Truman, Johnson)
1 - 12/26/72 - 1/22/73 (Johnson)
0 - 1/22/73 - 8/9/74
1 - 8/9/74 - 1/20/77 (Nixon)
2 - 1/20/77 - 1/20/81 (Nixon, Ford)
3 - 1/20/81 - 1/20/89 (Nixon, Ford, Carter)
4 - 1/20/89 - 1/20/93 (Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan)
5 - 1/20/93 - 4/22/94 (Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush)
4 - 4/22/94 - 1/20/01 (Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush)
5 - 1/20/01 - 6/5/04 (Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton)
4 - 6/5/04 - 12/26/06 (Ford, Carter, Bush, Clinton)
3 - 12/26/06 - CURRENT (Carter, Bush, Clinton)