7. Lyndon Johnson
Net worth:
$98 million
Ironically, this one-percenter brought millions of Americans out of the poor-house with his War on Poverty initiative. He is remembered more infamously for escalating the Vietnam War.
How he made his riches
Unlike many on this list LBJ came from humble roots, the son of a struggling farmer. He paid his way through college by picking grapes and tutoring children. Almost all of LBJ's eventual wealth came from his wife Lady Bird and her investment savvy. They ended up expanding their fortune through ownership of Texas radio stations, along with some questionable help from LBJ's friends in the FCC.