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 A 24/7 Wall St. report, out for President's Day, reveals the country's 10 wealthiest presidents in history. Only one currently living president, Bill Clinton, made the top 10 list. |
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The personal fortunes of those who would become president of the United States have ranged from extremely wealth to distinctly middle-class incomes, but is does pay to be president, especially in these days of personal speaking engagements. A 24/7 Wall St. report, out for President's Day, reveals the country's 10 wealthiest presidents in history. Only one currently living president, Bill Clinton, made the top 10 list. Clinton makes millions of dollars in speaking fees, and now has an estimated net worth of $55 million. His popularity has only grown in the years since he left office. For example, in January, Clinton sent an email to supporters, and shortly after, his wife's 2008 campaign debt was paid off. Barack Obama's net worth will likely increase once he leaves office as well. It went from $5 million in 2010 to a current $7 million, primarily from book sales, but if Clinton is an indication, Obama will become far wealthier once he is out of the White House. The 10 wealthiest presidents, with assets adjusted into modern-day dollars, were: 10. John Kennedy: He had a net worth of $1 billion, when including the entire value of the Kennedy family's holdings. Kennedy was born into great wealth and his wife, Jacqueline, was an oil heiress. 9. Bill Clinton: Clinton's net worth is at $55 million. He earned most of his money from speaking fees. 8. Franklin Roosevelt: His net worth was $60 million, earned mostly through inheritance and marriage. He owned properties in Georgia, Maine and New York. 7. Herbert Hoover: His net worth was $75 million, after making his fortune as a mining company executive with holdings in several companies. 6. Lyndon Johnson: He had a net worth of $98 million. Johnson accumulated property in Texas, owned a television and radio station. 5. James Madison: With a net worth of $101 million, Madison was the largest landowner in Orange County, Va., with a holding of 5,000 acres and the Montpelier estate. 4. Andrew Jackson: Old Hickory had a net worth of $119 million. Jackson married a wealthy woman and his homestead included 1,050 acres of real estate. 3. Theodore Roosevelt: With a net worth of $125 million, Teddy was born into a wealthy family and had a sizable trust fund. 2. Thomas Jefferson: He had a net worth of $212 million based on the 3,000 acres and property left by his father and his home, Monticello, which was located on a 5,000 acre plantation in Virginia. 1. George Washington: The First President had a net worth of $525 million. He owned the Virginia plantation of Mount Vernon, which had five separate farms on 8,000 acres. (Read by Brian Salter. Brian Salter is a journalist at the China Daily Website.) (Source: Newsmax) |
美國總統(tǒng)們?cè)诋?dāng)選之前的個(gè)人財(cái)富多少不等，有的極為富有，有的則是典型的中產(chǎn)階級(jí)收入水平，但是當(dāng)選總統(tǒng)還是很值得的，特別是在這一個(gè)人演講盛行的時(shí)代。 美國財(cái)經(jīng)網(wǎng)站24/7 Wall St.在總統(tǒng)日發(fā)布的一份報(bào)告中披露了美國歷史上最富有的十大總統(tǒng)榜單。躋身榜單的在世總統(tǒng)只有一位，那就是比爾?克林頓?？肆诸D靠演講賺了數(shù)百萬美元，現(xiàn)在他的凈資產(chǎn)估計(jì)達(dá)5500萬美元。 克林頓在離任后支持率開始大漲。舉個(gè)例子，克林頓在一月份給支持者們發(fā)了一封電子郵件，不久后他就還清了妻子在2008年總統(tǒng)大選時(shí)欠下的債務(wù)。 貝拉克?奧巴馬一卸任，他的個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)也會(huì)增加。奧巴馬的資產(chǎn)從2010年的500萬美元增加到現(xiàn)在的700萬美元，這些增加的財(cái)富主要源自賣書所得，但如果克林頓可以引以為鑒，那么一旦奧巴馬離開白宮，他會(huì)變得比現(xiàn)在富有得多。 最富有的10位美國總統(tǒng)（個(gè)人資產(chǎn)換算為現(xiàn)行的美元）是： 10. 約翰?肯尼迪：加上肯尼迪家族的股權(quán)總值，個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)達(dá)10億美元。肯尼迪出生于一個(gè)十分富有的家庭，他的妻子又是一名石油大亨的繼承人。 9. 比爾?克林頓：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)為5500萬，主要收入來自演講費(fèi)。 8. 富蘭克林?羅斯福：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)6000萬美元，主要源自遺產(chǎn)繼承和婚姻所得。他在佐治亞州、緬因州及紐約州均有房產(chǎn)。 7. 赫伯特?胡佛：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)達(dá)7500萬美元，這些財(cái)富來自他擔(dān)任一家采礦公司的總裁的收入，以及在幾家公司持有的股份。 6. 林登?約翰遜：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)9800萬美元。約翰遜在德克薩斯州擁有多處房產(chǎn)，還擁有一家廣播電視臺(tái)。 5. 詹姆斯?麥迪遜：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)1.01億美元，麥迪遜是弗吉尼亞州奧蘭治縣最大的土地所有者，擁有5000英畝土地和位于蒙彼利埃的房產(chǎn)。 4. 安德魯?杰克遜：“老山胡桃”（杰克遜的昵稱）個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)為1.19億美元。杰克遜娶了一位富家千金，他名下有1050英畝地產(chǎn)。 3. 西奧多?羅斯福：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)1.25億美元。“泰迪”（羅斯福的昵稱）出生于一個(gè)富裕的家庭，而且擁有一家龐大的信托基金會(huì)。 2. 托馬斯?杰弗遜：個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)2.12億美元，他的財(cái)富包括父親留給他的3000英畝土地和財(cái)產(chǎn)，還有他位于弗吉尼亞州蒙蒂塞洛的住所周邊的5000英畝種植園。 1. 喬治?華盛頓：這位美國第一任總統(tǒng)的個(gè)人凈資產(chǎn)為5.25億美元。他擁有位于弗吉尼亞州的種植園弗農(nóng)山莊，這一占地8000英畝的種植園中有五個(gè)獨(dú)立的農(nóng)場(chǎng)。 相關(guān)閱讀 澳洲礦業(yè)大亨成全球女首富 資產(chǎn)284億美元 （中國日?qǐng)?bào)網(wǎng)英語點(diǎn)津 陳丹妮 編輯：Julie） |
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Vocabulary: homestead: （包括周圍土地的）家宅；（尤指包括房屋在內(nèi)的）農(nóng)莊 |
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