There were significant times throughout history without a presidential pay raise. One was from 1969 and 2001 the presidents salary was raised to 100 thousand dollars. Another one is from September 24, 1789 to March 3, 1873 after 84 years the page range went from 25 thousand to 50 thousand.
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Just above $1 million, according to OpenSecrets.org
Increases in the presidential salary were made when a new President took office, so the president did not actually get a raise, he just got more than his predecessor. I do not think any president actually got a raise while his was in office.
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The most important of the expressed presidential powers in the United States is probably the power to veto. A president who passes laws just to agree with Congress is not going to achieve the goals they set forth when running for office.
Jefferson did not want to raise taxes and did not want a large navy.