# Are retired US Presidents veterans?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2014, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retired-us-presidents-veterans/678872 "2014-01-15T14:54:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![RichieBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RichieBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichieBoy)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retired-us-presidents-veterans/678872/21 "2014-01-21T03:50:01Z")

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> [@What\_Exit](#):
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> The pension was only added in the 50s. I believe specifically as the Trumans were not wealthy.

Yes, the Truman’s were not wealthy. Infact when President Truman left office I think his pension was only about $25,000 per year. Also Truman and his Wife upon leaving office provided their own transportation by their family car back to his home state. This shabby treatment all for a man who helped end World War Two probably two years earlier than it would have ended. In contrast, Nixon who left office in disgrace under impeachment got a Chopper ride from the White House Lawn to a plane to take him and his family back to California. Question, did Nixon receive any long term compensation such as a pension after being booted out?

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**Author:** ![Ravenman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ravenman/32/2929_2.png) [@Ravenman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ravenman)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retired-us-presidents-veterans/678872/22 "2014-01-21T03:53:48Z")

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He wasn’t booted out, he resigned. Since he resigned, he kept all benefits due to a former president. Impeached and convicted presidents would not.

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**Author:** ![RichieBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b5e925/32.png) [@RichieBoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RichieBoy)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retired-us-presidents-veterans/678872/23 "2014-01-21T04:01:15Z")

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> [@Ravenman](#):
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> He wasn’t booted out, he resigned. Since he resigned, he kept all benefits due to a former president. Impeached and convicted presidents would not.

Ravenman, I stand corrected, he did resigned. However he still left in disgrace\>

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-retired-us-presidents-veterans/678872/24 "2014-01-21T12:28:41Z")

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> [@RichieBoy](#):
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> Yes, the Truman’s were not wealthy. Infact when President Truman left office I think his pension was only about $25,000 per year. Also Truman and his Wife upon leaving office provided their own transportation by their family car back to his home state. This shabby treatment all for a man who helped end World War Two probably two years earlier than it would have ended. In contrast, Nixon who left office in disgrace under impeachment got a Chopper ride from the White House Lawn to a plane to take him and his family back to California. Question, did Nixon receive any long term compensation such as a pension after being booted out?

I’m almost certain his pension was far less that $25,000 when he left office. I think you mean after they gave him a Presidential pension perhaps and I am not sure of the amount. But his own pension before that change was minimal.

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