Being ex-president can be lucrative gig
Free limousine, Air Force One, personal chef are some other perks
Published On: Jan 27 2012 03:44:17 PM CST
Updated On: Jan 28 2012 06:18:00 AM CST
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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