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Aaron Crawford, The Center for Presidential History, did Bill Clinton have the lowest net worth of any president entering office?

Politifact.com

Originally Posted: May 7, 2015

Former President Bill Clinton is back to making claims about his family’s humble financial roots.

A year ago, he was defending Hillary Clinton for claiming that they left left the White House “not only dead broke, but in debt” (which rates Mostly False).

“I had the lowest net worth of any American president in the 20th century when I took office,” Clinton said then (Half True).

This time, it’s amid scrutiny of all those lucrative speeches and foreign government donations to his family foundation.

“I’m grateful for our success,” Clinton told NBC News’ Cynthia McFadden in an interview that aired May 4. “But let me remind you. When we moved into the White House, we had the lowest net worth of any family since Harry Truman.” READ MORE