Being ex-president can be lucrative gig

Free limousine, Air Force One, personal chef are some other perks

Author: By Brianna Keilar CNN White House Correspondent
Published On: Jan 27 2012 03:44:17 PM CST  Updated On: Jan 28 2012 06:18:00 AM CST
WASHINGTON (CNN) -

Adjusting for inflation, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington were the richest people to become president. (Incidentally, the pay they made in office was, for that time, nothing to sneeze at: $25,000).

Washington's wealth in present-day terms has been estimated at more than a half-billion dollars.

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