From bovines to shooting bongos: how the ex-presidents made a living
Some are born rich. Others cash in only when they leave the White House. As Donald Trump gets set to join the list of ex-presidents here is a look at their post-office pursuits.
Past presidents including Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and George Bush have pursued varied occupations since leaving office. AP
Not all presidents are on the money. Not all presidents are in the money. Andrew Jackson, who these days looks out quizzically from the back of every $US20 bill, was born poor, married a rich heiress who smoked a corncob pipe, and died with 150 slaves, a 1,000-acre plantation and wealth equivalent to $US133 million.
Thomas Jefferson, the face on the $US2 note, inherited 3,000 acres in his teens but died in debt, his slaves mortgaged, after failing to dispose of his stuff by public lottery.
