How Wealth Changed for U.S. Presidents
Becoming President doesn’t always mean becoming richer. Some leaders built massive wealth after office… while others lost fortunes during or after their time in power.
📊 Before ➝ After Presidency
🇺🇸 George Washington — $2M ➝ $2.5M
🇺🇸 John Adams — $800K ➝ $700K
🇺🇸 Thomas Jefferson — $3M ➝ $200K
🇺🇸 James Madison — $500K ➝ $300K
🇺🇸 James Monroe — $1M ➝ $50K
🇺🇸 Andrew Jackson — $500K ➝ $1M
🇺🇸 Abraham Lincoln — $85K ➝ $110K
🇺🇸 Ulysses S. Grant — $1M ➝ $80K
🇺🇸 Theodore Roosevelt — $3M ➝ $2M
🇺🇸 Woodrow Wilson — $500K ➝ $600K
🇺🇸 Herbert Hoover — $100M ➝ $100M
🇺🇸 Franklin D. Roosevelt — $60M ➝ $65M
🇺🇸 Harry S. Truman — $1M ➝ $600K
🇺🇸 Dwight Eisenhower — $1M ➝ $4M
🇺🇸 John F. Kennedy — $1B ➝ $1B
🇺🇸 Lyndon B. Johnson — $20M ➝ $100M
🇺🇸 Richard Nixon — $2M ➝ $15M
🇺🇸 Gerald Ford — $1.5M ➝ $7M
🇺🇸 Jimmy Carter — $2M ➝ $10M
🇺🇸 Ronald Reagan — $10M ➝ $15M
🇺🇸 George H. W. Bush — $4M ➝ $25M
🇺🇸 Bill Clinton — $1.3M ➝ $80M
🇺🇸 George W. Bush — $20M ➝ $40M
🇺🇸 Barack Obama — $1.3M ➝ $70M
🇺🇸 Joe Biden — $2M ➝ $10M+
🇺🇸 Donald Trump — $3B ➝ $2.5B
📌 Big Takeaways
• Early presidents often lost wealth due to debt, war costs, and lack of post-presidency income streams
• Modern presidents frequently grow wealth through books, speaking deals, and business ventures
• Political power doesn’t guarantee financial growth — timing and opportunities matter
👀 Wealth trends often reflect how politics, business, and media evolved over time.
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