democrat to retire before it the 2014 election. he's scheduled to speak today at the university of south dakota. johnson was first elected to the senate back in 1995. he has served three terms. he survived a near-fatal brain hemorrhage, remember, in 2006, and went on to win re-election in 2008. former u.s. presidents cost the federal government almost $3.7 million last year alone. george w. bush got more than $1.3 million to cover his pension, office space, and $85,000 in phone bills, as well. bill clinton cost the government a little less than a million dollars. george h.w. bush is expensive, came in at $850,000. and the least expensive former president, want to guess? jimmy carter. who only required $500,000 in federal funds last year. >> i'm surprised how low those numbers are. when you look at a ceo. even a ceo who doesn't do very well, they tend to get much bigger packages, very big exit packages. so when you think of the president as a former ceo, still