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In addition, many presidents—including Bill Clinton—have earned considerable income from public speaking after leaving office. [3] [4] Harry Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth considerably less than $1 million. His financial situation contributed to the doubling of the presidential salary to $100,000 in 1949. [5]
Here’s a look at the net worths of presidents from the past 50 years, before they ... Barack Obama. Before: $1.3 million. After: ... Nixon grew his pre-presidency net worth by 650% by the time ...
Barack Obama Net Worth: $70 Million. President Barack Obama goes down in history as the first African American to hold the Oval Office. ... Although he earned just $200,000 a year as president ...
The presidency of William Henry Harrison, who died 31 days after taking office in 1841, was the shortest in American history. [9] Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. He is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. [10]
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A fact from List of presidents of the United States by net worth appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 August 2012 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that Harry Truman was the poorest U.S. President since 1929? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2012/August.
Obama entered the White House with a $1.3 million net worth, and a 2017 report by American University speculated that he could earn as much as $242.5 million in post-White House income.
From 1927 through 2016, the average excess stock market return (that is, the difference between the stock market return and the return on a risk-free investment) was 10.7% per year under Democratic presidents and -0.2% per year under Republican presidents. [26]