Who Is the Most Generous President?

Who Is the Most Generous President?

Our new President Barack Obama has vowed to usher in a new era of service and charity for the American public--and while that sounds wonderful, it got us curious about something. Just how charitable are the American presidents of our time? While they may have the authority to authorize multi-billion dollar donations to various governmental organizations, how much do they give out of their own checkbooks to the causes they care about? We decided to take a look at the tax returns of our new President Obama and the last five presidents before him to see how generous they are in their own lives, and discover where they choose to share their wealth. Here's what we uncovered.

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