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April 7, 2008
Posted: 03:00 PM ET
From CNN's Alan Silverleib
Ex-presidents George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton have stayed in the public eye since leaving office.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — Shortly before leaving the White House in 1829, John Quincy Adams reportedly said, "There is nothing more pathetic in life than a former president." If he had had a crystal ball, Adams might have tweaked that statement to say there is nothing more lucrative in life than to be a former president. Last Friday, we learned that the Clintons have made a whopping $109 million since 2001. Bill Clinton has brought in almost $52 million from speeches generally going for $250,000 a pop. Filed under: Politics |
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