Any way you look at it, being a former U.S. president is a nice gig: Between speaking fees, memoir advances, and a hefty pension (currently $199,700 per year), the job pays pretty well. Add in the fact that it follows a four- to eight-year run in a high-profile position that features a $400,000 salary and covers most expenses, and you're looking at a formula for long-term solvency. Not surprisingly, America's presidents have generally been a wealthy lot: Of the 44 of them, only nine weren't...
Money and Power: The Richest and Poorest U.S. Presidents originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-02-17T13:15:00Z.
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