Who was the last president who was NOT a millionaire?

[maveric]

Truman? Eisenhower? Lincoln?

[neuvocat]

1. Clinton-1st in history not to own his own house.

[trumad]

3. Or Car?

[jmowreader]

26. Clinton had an old Mustang

That was one of the things he hated about being president, that he couldn't drive his old Mustang.

[trumad]

4. Didn't Truman live in his Mother In laws house?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. Yep.

And you can go visit it in Independence-at least the first floor. Not pretentious. Also heard that Harry mowed his own lawn after retirement. Once he did this on Sunday morning, to the horror of his wife!

[maveric]

5. I thought that he had a lot of $$$.

[DWolper]

8. They did

Hillary was the bread winner and a BIG one.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

12. The Clinton's Didn't Have A Million Dollars Net Worth In 92

NT

[onehandle]

9. He does now....

He entered the White House as a non-millionaire and left millions in debt because of the GOP's fake scandals.

His book advance saved him.

[Beaverhausen]

10. He was five term Governor of Arkansas

probably not a big paycheck with that job.

[49jim]

21. I read somewhere that Clinton

made only $31,000.00 a year as gov. when he first started...

[chaumont58]

29. At one point while governor of Arkansas,

his salary was $35,000 a year. Chimpie, during that time, spent more a week on nose candy.

[kskiska]

18. He owned his own house when he taught in Arkansas

He bought a house that Hillary had admired in Fayetteville, I think. Then he became governor, then president.

[Champion Jack]

2. and, were there any that didn't become millionaires after leaving office?

[GR]

6. Truman and Maybe Eisenhower...nfm

[Gingergal]

11. I think it was Al Gore.

n/t

[DWolper]

13. And, actually, Reagan

The Reagan's never amassed cash to the millionaire status. He was an actor, Governor of California and a public speaker. The "kitchen cabinet" friends bought his home in Bel Air for them. That's not a defense of Reagan's policies - only his finances.

[Yupster]

27. Congress set up the presidential pension

because it was embarrassing the way Truman was living in retirement.

Now in the age of book advances and 50 k speaking fees, it's probably time to get rid of the presidential pension.

[kskiska]

Until recent times, former presidents didn't become rich

Becoming president was the final crowning glory of their lives, then they retired and died a few years later. Our presidents are younger now and have time and energy after serving. We can't expect them to just go play golf for the rest of their lives. Of course, * is an exception. I hope he never surfaces again. And his old man, too.

Actually, Gerald Ford was the first former president to cash in big, serving on numerous boards. Until that, aside from an occasional speech, they weren't in great demand.

[LTR]

22. Grant was flat broke when he left office

He wrote his memoirs to make a little money.

[spanone]

14. Peanut farmer Jimmy Carter?

[troublemaker]

15. No, Carter was well off. Clinton was the only non millionaire since

at least the 1950s.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Their Farm Was Massive...

NT

[DemocratSinceBirth]

17. Nixon

[President Jesus]

19. You have to go all the way back to the Clinton years to answer that.

Some people can't believe I know facts from way back then, but what can I say, I gues I'm a genius.

On another note, does anyone think to do the simplest Internet search, or better yet, simply try to remember something more than 10 minutes old before they pose inane questions?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

20. Hey... Are You The Fella Who Said Kerry Would Tap Vilsek?

-:)

[President Jesus]

23. no. I said Vilsack.

can you please try to spell the person's name correctly...for once.

[geniph]

28. You ought to like this page, newsmeat

http://www.fuckinggoogleit.com/

[JSJ]

24. Dub the graft taker- he must be a billionaire by now n/t

[SoCalDem]

25. Clinton

then I would guess Nixon.....then Eisenhower.....then Truman....