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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by cm2187 on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:06AM (#19359481)
And Truman didn't have a penny to his name though headed the US at the top of its might and unleashed more firepower on its ennemies than any army in history. It doesn't mean much.
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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by maxxxxx on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:11AM (#19359511)
Wasn’t Truman the reason that US presidents received a pension after leaving office?
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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by dsfyu404ed on Monday March 11, 2019 @11:41AM (#19359764)
That was Grant. Grant finished his memoirs on his deathbed so that his widow would be provided for by money from their sale. He was also a damn good writer and Mark Twain published it which didn't hurt.
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Re:Mansa Musa: The richest man who ever lived by amdavidson on Monday March 11, 2019 @01:48PM (#19361047)
While Grant was financially troubled, the pension wasn't passed until Truman was destitute in 1958.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Former_Presidents_Act

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