From ‘dead broke’ to multimillionaires

Bill and Hillary Clinton left the White House in January 2001 with massive debts. Their family was “dead broke,” Hillary said. Starting two weeks after his last day as president, Bill began giving paid speeches — a career that has generated extraordinary wealth.

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By Kennedy Elliott, Alexander Becker, Philip Rucker, Tom Hamburger, Peter Wallsten and Rosalind Helderman, Published: May 19, 2015

A Washington Post analysis of the Clinton's federal financial disclosures found that Bill Clinton was paid $104.9 million for delivering 542 speeches around the world between January 2001 and January 2013, when Hillary Clinton stepped down as secretary of state.

Since then, both Clintons have hit the lecture circuit. They have not released information about their speaking in 2013. But according to a disclosure by Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, Bill and Hillary Clinton together earned nearly $25 million for delivering 104 speeches between January 2014 and May 2015.

Amount paid to Bill Clinton, 2001-2015, and Hillary Clinton, 2014-2015, for speeches

Up to:

$100k

$200k

$300k

$400k

$500k

$600k

$700k

$800k

Fees paid to Bill

Fees paid to Hillary

SOURCE: Federal disclosure reports; Washington Post analysis.

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From ‘dead broke’ to multimillionaires