How Wealth Changed for U.S. Presidents
Becoming President doesnโt always mean becoming richer. Some leaders built massive wealth after officeโฆ while others lost fortunes during or after their time in power.
๐ Before โ After Presidency
๐บ๐ธ George Washington โ $2M โ $2.5M
๐บ๐ธ John Adams โ $800K โ $700K
๐บ๐ธ Thomas Jefferson โ $3M โ $200K
๐บ๐ธ James Madison โ $500K โ $300K
๐บ๐ธ James Monroe โ $1M โ $50K
๐บ๐ธ Andrew Jackson โ $500K โ $1M
๐บ๐ธ Abraham Lincoln โ $85K โ $110K
๐บ๐ธ Ulysses S. Grant โ $1M โ $80K
๐บ๐ธ Theodore Roosevelt โ $3M โ $2M
๐บ๐ธ Woodrow Wilson โ $500K โ $600K
๐บ๐ธ Herbert Hoover โ $100M โ $100M
๐บ๐ธ Franklin D. Roosevelt โ $60M โ $65M
๐บ๐ธ Harry S. Truman โ $1M โ $600K
๐บ๐ธ Dwight Eisenhower โ $1M โ $4M
๐บ๐ธ John F. Kennedy โ $1B โ $1B
๐บ๐ธ Lyndon B. Johnson โ $20M โ $100M
๐บ๐ธ Richard Nixon โ $2M โ $15M
๐บ๐ธ Gerald Ford โ $1.5M โ $7M
๐บ๐ธ Jimmy Carter โ $2M โ $10M
๐บ๐ธ Ronald Reagan โ $10M โ $15M
๐บ๐ธ George H. W. Bush โ $4M โ $25M
๐บ๐ธ Bill Clinton โ $1.3M โ $80M
๐บ๐ธ George W. Bush โ $20M โ $40M
๐บ๐ธ Barack Obama โ $1.3M โ $70M
๐บ๐ธ Joe Biden โ $2M โ $10M+
๐บ๐ธ Donald Trump โ $3B โ $2.5B
๐ Big Takeaways
โข Early presidents often lost wealth due to debt, war costs, and lack of post-presidency income streams
โข Modern presidents frequently grow wealth through books, speaking deals, and business ventures
โข Political power doesnโt guarantee financial growth โ timing and opportunities matter
๐ Wealth trends often reflect how politics, business, and media evolved over time.
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