Canceled Check for President Abraham Lincoln’s Salary, 04/05/1865.
Item From: Records of the Accounting Officers of the Department of the Treasury. (07/31/1894-07/01/1921).
The Treasury signs away $1981.67 of the president’s $25, 000 salary that he received while in office. Today President Obama makes roughly $400,000.
Source: http://go.usa.gov/jAaB
Source: go.usa.gov
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