Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953 – $1 Million
Harry Truman remained afloat by the pension he received as former president. This modest annual amount of $25,000 was the first pension paid to a president. Bad investments and poor choices lead to his financial ruin. So, they raised the salary of the president. This helped him overcome his debts and avoid the indignity of a former President living in poverty. Among the other notable things he did was to drop the atomic bomb that ended World War II and become one of the first Medicare recipients.
The storekeeper’s son who became the first Vice-President to attend cabinet meetings. Guessed who yet?