Assuming the role as President of the United States comes with a hidden cost — rapid aging. All you need to do is take a quick look at before and after photos and it is easy to see the grey hair, wrinkles, and general aging that occurs when someone assumes the role as the most powerful person in the world.
From Barack Obama going grew and developing new wrinkles, all the way to Abraham Lincoln showing his aging during a Civil War, our countries Presidential looks reveal just how much wear and tear the US presidency puts on a persons body.
There is one underlying factor — good president or bad — the stresses of being the POTUS do not discriminate when it comes to aging a person very quickly.
Abraham Lincoln: 1861 and 1865.
Barack Obama: 2008 and 2014.
Bill Clinton: 1993 and 2001.
Dwight D. Eisenhower: 1953 and 1961.
Franklin D. Roosevelt: 1933 and 1945.
George W. Bush: 2001 and 2008.
Harry S. Truman: 1945 and 1953.
John F. Kennedy: 1961 and 1963.
Richard Nixon: 1969 and 1973.
Ronald Reagan: 1981 and 1989.
It’s a good thing there are term limits or several of these men may have driven themselves right into the ground with longer terms as the President of the United States.
Sure you might look older when you leave the presidency, but just look at Jimmy Carter, he just turned 90 and he’s going strong, and the first George Bush is also still alive and kicking.
[Photo Credits: Bored Panda]
