Barbed wire, still an essential tool in the livestock industry, is today a popular collector's item.
At three points in US history, six presidents (current or former) were alive at the same time. These points were: From March, 1861-January, 1862: Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, Fillmore, Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln were alive. January 1993-April 1994: Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush (the first) and Clinton were all around. January, 2001-June, 2004: Still living were Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush (the first), Clinton, and Bush (the second). When either Trump or Clinton take office in January, 2017, he or she will join Carter, Bush I, Clinton, Bush II, and Obama as living presidents, making it a fourth time in history six presidents were alive.
List of Presidents of the United States by date of death - Died before predecessor(s) 1  3rd President Thomas Jefferson (died 12:45 PM on July 4, 1826) 2  5th President James Monroe (died July 4, 1831) 3  7th President Andrew Jackson (died June 8, 1845) 4  9th President William Henry Harrison (died April 4, 1841)