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1、美国最富在世总统:克林顿美国最富在世总统:克林顿 ThepersonalfortunesofthosewhowouldbecomepresidentoftheUnitedStateshaverangedfromextremelywealthtodistinctlymiddle-classincomes,butisdoespaytobepresident,especiallyinthesedaysofpersonalspeakingengagements. A24/7WallSt.report
2、,outforPresident'sDay,revealsthecountry's10wealthiestpresidentsinhistory.Onlyonecurrentlylivingpresident,BillClinton,madethetop10list.Clintonmakesmillionsofdollarsinspeakingfees,andnowhasanestimatednetworthof$55million. Hispopularityhasonlygrowninth
3、eyearssinceheleftoffice.Forexample,inJanuary,Clintonsentanemailtosupporters,andshortlyafter,hiswife's2008campaigndebtwaspaidoff. BarackObama'snetworthwilllikelyincreaseonceheleavesofficeaswell.Itwentfrom$5millionin2010toacurrent$7million,primarilyfr
4、ombooksales,butifClintonisanindication,ObamawillbecomefarwealthieronceheisoutoftheWhiteHouse. The10wealthiestpresidents,withassetsadjustedintomodern-daydollars,were: 10.JohnKennedy:Hehadanetworthof$1billion,whenincludingtheentirevalueoftheKennedyfa
5、mily'sholdings.Kennedywasbornintogreatwealthandhiswife,Jacqueline,wasanoilheiress. 9.BillClinton:Clinton'snetworthisat$55million.Heearnedmostofhismoneyfromspeakingfees. 8.FranklinRoosevelt:Hisnetworthwas$60million,earnedmostlythroughinheritanceandm
6、arriage.HeownedpropertiesinGeorgia,MaineandNewYork. 7.HerbertHoover:Hisnetworthwas$75million,aftermakinghisfortuneasaminingcompanyexecutivewithholdingsinseveralcompanies. 6.LyndonJohnson:Hehadanetworthof$98million.JohnsonaccumulatedpropertyinTexas,
7、ownedatelevisionandradiostation. 5.JamesMadison:Withanetworthof$101million,MadisonwasthelargestlandownerinOrangeCounty,Va.,withaholdingof5,000acresandtheMontpelierestate. 4.AndrewJackson:OldHickoryhadanetworthof$119million.Jacksonmarriedawealthywom
8、anandhishomesteadincluded1,050acresofrealestate. 3.TheodoreRoosevelt:Withanetworthof$125million,Teddywasbornintoawealthyfamilyandhadasizabletrustfund. 2.ThomasJefferson:Hehadanetworthof$212millionbasedonthe3,000acresandpropertyleftbyhisfatherandhis
