By Daniel Bates PUBLISHED: 12:15 EST, 6 November 2012 | UPDATED: 12:47 EST, 6 November 2012 President Obama will be a huge financial winner even if he loses the election - and could make  millions of dollars in book deals and public appearances. The 44th President of the United States could earn a fortune on the lecture circuit if he was forced to leave the White House, according to political experts. The lucrative template was set by former president Richard Nixon who earned a fortune on leaving the Oval Office, even though he was forced to quit in disgrace over the Watergate affair.
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President could eclipse his White House salary on the lecture circuit
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His predecessor George W Bush earned $15m from public speaking after the White House
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