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He refused to accept any salary as President, same as Herbert Hoover. Washington indicated that he would serve without pay but did not want to set a precedent that future presidents would find a hardship to honor ,and so accepted a small salary.
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∙ 10y agoJFK made $100,000 a year as President and more from royalties from his book Profiles in Courage
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∙ 10y agopersonnaly $1 million and access to family fortune
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∙ 6y agoHe did it for no pay. As it was volunteer work dor him
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How much did John F. Kennedy weigh?
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