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It's a little misleading, since many of the figures were calculated after they left office -- being president opens lucrative book and speaking opportunities (f
by seldo 16y ago
It's a little misleading, since many of the figures were calculated after they left office -- being president opens lucrative book and speaking opportunities (for instance, and surprisingly to me at least, most of Nixon's wealth came from the Frost/Nixon interviews).
Barack Obama appears on the list as the poorest US president since Truman, but that's only because his earnings after he leaves office haven't happened yet.
- pkulak 16y agoTruman was also the last president to not receive a salary for life. I always thought it was interesting that until Truman, it was never an issue. Every previous president was loaded. Then, when congress saw their most recent ex-president driving around the country in near poverty, they immediately realized that was a little embarrassing.