Donald Trump has been walking for a few hours in the footsteps of the 35 men (the others succumbed during their mandate) who took before him the often winding roads of the post-presidency.
"While having many more options for their 'retirement' than the rest of us, this transition is difficult for them and their choices range from decency to disaster, from altruism to greed",
notes Stacy A. Cordery, historian and professor at Iowa State University.
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Because there was a time when the preoccupation of an outgoing president was neither to land a huge publishing contract for his memoirs nor to choose the location of a future library, and even less to continue to influence the progress of the world.
There was a time when, once they left the executive residence, these men had to first find sources of income for lack of allowances.
And for many, this task was to find their lands and their slaves.
Conversions
The first of all, George Washington (1789-1797) regains his property
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