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Who is or was America's richest president?When I received the the request the question was is or was, so my answer is::The richest US president might surprise youDonald TrumpNet worth: $3.1 billionTerm: 2017-PresentPresident #45Our current president is our nation’s wealthiest at $3.1 billion. Trump was born into wealth and got even richer by taking over his father’s real estate business. Trump owns billions of dollars in real estate and golf courses all over the world.John Fitzgerald KennedyNet worth: $1.1 billionTerm: 1961-1963President #35No name is more famous in American politics than “Kennedy.” The Kennedys are a powerful, elite family in American politics that have held many political positions. They’re both loved and despised. Needless to say, John Kennedy (often known as “JFK”) was born into great wealth because of his familial ties.George WashingtonNet worth: $587 millionTerm: 1789-1797President #1He’s probably one of the most well known men in the entire history of the United States. Washington was the first president of our nation and one of our wealthiest. This is partially due to him being America’s most well paid president (his salary was two percent of the budget in 1789, says MSN).Thomas JeffersonNet worth: $236.8 millionTerm: 1801-1809President #3Sure, the American Revolution seemed like a scrappy operation compared to the United Kingdom’s redcoats trying to hang onto their colonies. But that doesn’t mean our founding fathers were scrappy by any means. Au contraire, they were ballin.’ Mr. Jefferson here is just one example.Theodore RooseveltNet worth: $139.7 millionTerm: 1901-1909President #26Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was born into a prominent, rich family in 1858 New York City, says The White House. Roosevelt was gifted a big trust fund but lost most of his money on a ranching venture in the Dakotas, says MSN. He worked as an author to pay the bills.Andrew JacksonNet worth: $132.6 millionTerm: 1829-1837President #7Known as “Old Hickory,” Jackson made his wealth in the military and also married into a rich family. This made him one of the wealthiest presidents in the 1800s, says MSN. Like his predecessors, Jackson owned a massive estate. Called “The Hermitage,” his estate was comprised of 1,050 acres.James MadisonNet worth: $113.3 millionTerm: 1809-1817President #4What’s up with all these presidents living on estates with fancy names? James Madison lived on a 5,000-acre one named “Montpelier” in Orange County, Virginia, says MSN. The publication says he was the largest landowner in all of Orange County, Virginia at the time.Lyndon Baines JohnsonNet worth: $109.3 millionTerm: 1963-1969President #36Lyndon B. Johnson (often known as LBJ) took over the presidency when president John Fitzgerald Kennedy was assassinated. Johnson was born in central Texas, where he experienced rural poverty growing up and working his way through Southwest Texas State Teachers College, says the White House website.Herbert Clark HooverNet worth: $83 millionTerm: 1929-1933President #31Herbert Clark Hoover started off as an orphan. He was raised by his uncle who was a doctor. Hoover turned his misfortune around, becoming a mining engineer, raking in a large salary for 17 years and having extensive holdings in various mining companies.William Jefferson ClintonNet worth: $75.9 millionTerm: 1993-2001President #42From an elite scene in Arkansas, Clinton came into Washington D.C. and shook things up. He was a very popular president with voters, despite his extramarital affair(s). Clinton and wife Hillary Rodham Clinton did not come from wealth. Instead, they worked their way up the ladder.Franklin Delano RooseveltNet worth: $66.8 millionTerm: 1933-1945President #32Franklin Delano Roosevelt, known commonly as “FDR,” gained some of his wealth from inheritance and marriage, says MSN. He did have a financial slip up in 1919 when his mother had to bail him out. Clearly Roos,evelt was able to recover and work his way up to a $66.8 million net worth!John TylerNet worth: $57.7 millionTerm: 1841-1845President #10Tyler was one of those presidents that came into wealth not through their careers, but family. He inherited a 1,000-acre tobacco plantation and had a wealthy first wife, Letitia. Eventually, Tyler bought his own estate called “Sherwood Manor” comprised of 1,600 acres.Barack Hussein ObamaNet worth: $40 millionTerm: 2008-2016President #44Several publications can only provide estimations of Obama’s wealth, but it’s thought to be around $40 million. Post-presidency, Obama makes a six-figure pension and has made millions from his books, a Netflix deal and speaking engagements, says Business Insider. Everyone wants a piece of Obama.George W. BushNet worth: $39.5 millionTerm: 2001-2008President #43George W. Bush’s initial wealth came from his family — he’s from the prominent Bush family and his father was the president of the United States from 1989 to 1993. Bush himself made some good cash as a businessman then governor of the state of Texas.James MonroeNet worth: $30.4 millionTerm: 1817-1825President #5There seem to be a lot of early presidents that lost money towards the end of their lives. Take James Monroe for instance — he had a plantation with 3,500 acres, made lots of money during two terms as president, and his wife came from money.Martin Van BurenNet worth: $29.3 millionTerm: 1837-1841President #8Van Buren came to his wealth working as a lawyer. He might have earned a lot of his wealth while working in public office as well. MSN says he’s one of two men to serve as secretary of state, vice president and president!Grover ClevelandNet worth: $28.3 millionTerm: 1885-1889, 1893-1897President #22 & #24Grover Cleveland seemed to have come from a humble background — his father was both a bookseller and a preacher. Cleveland possibly procured wealth from his work as a lawyer for 12 years and in public service. Besides president, he served as mayor of Buffalo, New York and governor of New York.George Herbert Walker BushNet worth: $26.3 millionTerm: 1989-1993President #41George H.W. Bush, father of president George W. Bush, came from a wealthy family. Bush made his own fortune with some offshore drilling and owned millions of dollars worth of property, says MSN. Most notably, there’s the Kennebunkport, Maine estate (it’s believed to be worth $5 million!).John Quincy AdamsNet worth: $23.3 millionTerm: 1825-1829President #6Guess who his dad was? John Adams! Wow who would have thought? There’s been another father and son presidency situation we’re more familiar with — George W. Bush and George H. W. Bush (more about them in later slides!). Quincy Adams inherited some of dad’s wealth.John AdamsNet worth: $21.3 millionTerm: 1797-1801President #2Adams wasn’t nearly as wealthy as his predecessor, Washington (read about him a bit later), but he and his wife came from money. Adams had received a healthy inheritance from his father and his lady, Abigail, came from the wealthy Quincy family, says MSN.Richard Milhous NixonNet worth: $17.2 millionTerm: 1969-1974President #37Richard Nixon, aka “Tricky Dick,” is, unfortunately, best known for his involvement in the Watergate scandal. Five men broke into the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in the 1970s. Nixon’s administration evaded investigations of its involvement. Nixon subsequently resigned.Ronald Wilson ReaganNet worth: $14.2 millionTerm: 1981-1989President #40Reagan became a movie star then president, all on his own without an inheritance. He started working in TV and movies for two decades and earned a lot of his wealth that way. He also made some sweet cash as General Electrics’ spokesman before becoming president, says MSN.James Knox PolkNet worth: $11.1 millionTerm: 1845-1849President #11James K. Polk and his wife, Sarah Childress, both had fathers that were rich plantation owners and speculators. On top of their family wealth, Polk made a lot of his money during his public service jobs: speaker of the house and governor of Tennessee.Dwight David EisenhowerNet worth: $9.1 millionTerm: 1953-1961President #34A self-made president, Dwight D. Eisenhower held high ranking jobs before becoming commander in chief. He spent most of his life in the military, working his way up the ranks. He was also the 13th president of Columbia University in the city of New York.James Earl CarterNet worth: $8.1 millionTerm: 1977-1981President #39Things weren’t always easy as far as money goes for James “Jimmy” Carter. Carter’s dad owned a peanut farm in Georgia, leaving it to Jimmy after he died, says MSN. It took a while for Carter to make the farm successful but it finally was.Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.Net worth: $8.1 millionTerm: 1974-1977President #38Gerald Ford didn’t have an inheritance to fuel his career, but he was able to work his way up on his own. Most of his career was in public service, says MSN, but he made enough money to load up on properties in Michigan and Colorado.Zachary TaylorNet worth: $7.1 millionTerm: 1849-1850President #12Our 12th president of the United States was one that inherited his wealth from family (seems to be a common trait of our early commanders in chief, no?). Taylor inherited a lot of land in particular, says MSN. This included property in Mississippi, Kentucky, and Louisiana. Mississippi is where he had his plantation (seems to be a requirement of early presidents to have one) and he had a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.William Henry HarrisonNet worth: $6.1 millionTerm: 1841President #9William Henry WHO? You’ve probably not heard about Mr. Harrison because he was only president for a total of 31 days. The ninth president sadly died of typhoid or paratyphoid fever just a month into his tenure. Harrison became the first president to die in office.Benjamin HarrisonNet worth: $6.1 millionTerm: 1889-1893President #23Here’s another self-made president. Born on a farm by the Ohio River below Cincinnati, Benjamin Harrison didn’t come from a wealthy family and neither did his wife. Instead, he made all his money while he was a highly paid lawyer for 18 years.Millard FillmoreNet worth: $4 millionTerm: 1850-1853President #13Neither this president nor his wife came from wealthy families. Fillmore is from the Finger Lakes country of New York, where he worked on his father’s farm and apprenticed with a cloth dresser. He attended one-room schools and eventually married the teacher, Abigail Powers.Rutherford B. HayesNet Worth: $3 millionTerm: 1877-1881President #19Hayes came from a humble background — his father was a shopkeeper. He might have earned his $3 million net worth working as a lawyer for 15 years and his public service jobs. Besides commander in chief, Hayes was governor of Ohio and a member of the House, says MSN.William Howard TaftNet worth: $3 millionTerm: 1909-1913President #27Interestingly, Taft’s father-in-law used to work with a president in power a few years before him — Rutherford Birchard Hayes! (We’ll talk about him soon but we won’t tell you HOW soon.) An active attorney for two decades, Taft was president of the American Bar Association.Franklin PierceNet worth: $2 millionTerm:1853-1857President #14Like father like son! Franklin Pierce’s father was governor of New Hampshire. The 14th president himself got his start in politics at a young age, says HISTORY | Watch Full Episodes of Your Favorite Shows. He was just 24-years-old when he won the election to the New Hampshire state legislature. Not many 24-year-olds accomplish a feat such as that!William McKinleyNet worth: $1 millionTerm: 1897-1901President #25William McKinley didn’t have a significant inheritance unlike a lot of the presidents on our list. He made his dough working various public service positions for 30 years. This included serving as a local prosecutor and a member of the House of Representatives. It seems like public service can make you some substantial cash, but not as much as being a company exec can.Warren Gamaliel HardingNet worth: $1 millionTerm: 1921-1923President #29The wrongdoing of his cabinet members overshadowed most of Harding’s presidency. However, the 29th president of the U.S. wasn’t involved with any of those criminal activities. Before getting into politics, Harding was a successful newspaper publisher, he served in the Ohio legislature and the US Senate, says HISTORY | Watch Full Episodes of Your Favorite Shows.The richest US president might surprise youI find it interesting that some of our earliest presidents were worth more than those in later years.A2A