Running one of the largest, most prosperous and most powerful nations in the world as the President of the United States is a stressful task, and these photos will show what sort of effect that stress can have on a person’s health in before and after pictures.
The majority of the U.S. presidents pictured here spent about eight years in the presidency, so one could argue that they would have aged one way or another. The stress of their work, however – even for those who spent only 4 or fewer years in office, such as the case of John F. Kennedy – definitely speeds up the natural aging process.
The four years of Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, the most tumultuous in America’s history as a nation, left an especially noticeable mark on the beleaguered president, and this may have been exacerbated by certain potential medical conditions as well. Being the president or prime minister of any country can be a stressful experience.
The list of presidents that we’ve found pictures of prior and at the end of their presidency is not so long, so if you have a president before-and-after photo of your country, please submit it below!
(h/t: huffpost)
George W. Bush 2001/2008
Abraham Lincoln 1861/1865
Bill Clinton 1993/2001
John F. Kennedy 1961/1963
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933/1945
Ronald Reagan 1981/1989
Harry S. Truman 1945/1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953/1961
Richard Nixon 1969/1973
Barack Obama 2008/2014
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Lincoln is the only one who really aged because of stress..the rest just got older :))
Yeah cause the Great Depression and World War II weren't hard on polio riddled FDR
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Yeap, definitely there's a narrow relationship between high definition photos and looking older.
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Stress is a killer. That is one of the most stressful jobs... for me!!!! No matter what they do...they always will be judged.
well, or maybe it's just getting older - 6/8 years - i strongly believe that people might change
Obama doesn't look too bad, but holy c**p, Roosevelt over 12 years?! The younger one could have been a little brushed to hide blemishes, but still, that sagging flesh.
Ike looks no older. FDR looks a lot older but was in there for 12 yrs! Bless him! Abe looks old too.& Obama's aged a lot. others not so much
I think that Kennedy & Bill Clinton both look younger after their presidencies..Strange, isn't it? Did they have plastic surgery?
FDR in his before he looked 20-30 years old, in his after he looked 80!
Franklin D Roosevelt his before he looked like 20-30 but in his after he looked 80!
Tell me why young Franklin D. Roosevelt was sort attractive ngl... AND I'M 16
total nonsense! how old are you look on photo depends on style of photography (using of light) and style of retouch (even in film)
I always wanted to have the opportunity to see something like this. Great comparisons. Responsability plus stress equal to getting older.
Looks like normal aging ... eight to ten years brings major changes in anyone .... most of these people go in office in their 50s and 60s ..
You probably use photoretouched photos from campaign materials and press photo (without retouching)...
They age so much faster and it's quite sad to see the results of being under an unbelievable amount of stress.
Don't know what the surprise is 8 years is a long time. Look at ur own pics
FDR had the greatest economic battle ever and the biggest most devastating war ever in the Great Depression and World War II
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Ike did it right. Played a lot of golf, and looked better after serving as President. (Probably an easier gig than ruling the ETO in WW2!)
I think Obama's aging was the most dramatic one. It looks like he's been racing the Daytona 500 for the past 6 years.Running behind the cars
I think Obama's aging was the most dramatic. Its looks like he's been racing the Daytona 500 for the past 6 years. Running behind the cars.
Its completly normal get changes in all that years (8-10 years before and after), except Abraham Lincoln :/
Its only because there years apart.. You would look the same if you were their age and took a picture a couple years later.
Nice juxtapositioning - bush and Lincoln, Nixon and Obama. Seriously? Try chronological order or list Lincoln and FDR then others.
Looks like the white house takes a serious toll on the presidents. They look aged and stressed at the end.
Being president puts some stress on ya. I'm not surprised they look like this O.o
Bush may be one of the few who actually looks better after his term was up. Hmmm
Tender age. The wear and tear of stress. Even W could not escape it with GOD by his side.
I think unlike david cameron they done have time for sunbeds and botox x
well one has more than enough time to play golf apparently.........
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I'm thinking. ..damn...typically men men gracefully, other than Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Reagan, the rest agreed considerably more.
I agree Eisenhower and Reagan didn't age very much but Kennedy was only 3 years!
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The point is that being president and the stress of the job ages you like nothing else. People making sarcastic remarks like, "Oh my god! People are getting older" watch this daily show clip where it shows the difference in Obama's aging over the past 6 years vs. Mitch McConnell who looks like he hasn't aged a day over the past 6 years and his secret to youthfulness...inaction cream. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153745941186800&pnref=story
Lincoln is the only one who really aged because of stress..the rest just got older :))
Yeah cause the Great Depression and World War II weren't hard on polio riddled FDR
Load More Replies... Yeap, definitely there's a narrow relationship between high definition photos and looking older.
Load More Replies... Stress is a killer. That is one of the most stressful jobs... for me!!!! No matter what they do...they always will be judged.
well, or maybe it's just getting older - 6/8 years - i strongly believe that people might change
Obama doesn't look too bad, but holy c**p, Roosevelt over 12 years?! The younger one could have been a little brushed to hide blemishes, but still, that sagging flesh.
Ike looks no older. FDR looks a lot older but was in there for 12 yrs! Bless him! Abe looks old too.& Obama's aged a lot. others not so much
I think that Kennedy & Bill Clinton both look younger after their presidencies..Strange, isn't it? Did they have plastic surgery?
FDR in his before he looked 20-30 years old, in his after he looked 80!
Franklin D Roosevelt his before he looked like 20-30 but in his after he looked 80!
Tell me why young Franklin D. Roosevelt was sort attractive ngl... AND I'M 16
total nonsense! how old are you look on photo depends on style of photography (using of light) and style of retouch (even in film)
I always wanted to have the opportunity to see something like this. Great comparisons. Responsability plus stress equal to getting older.
Looks like normal aging ... eight to ten years brings major changes in anyone .... most of these people go in office in their 50s and 60s ..
You probably use photoretouched photos from campaign materials and press photo (without retouching)...
They age so much faster and it's quite sad to see the results of being under an unbelievable amount of stress.
Don't know what the surprise is 8 years is a long time. Look at ur own pics
FDR had the greatest economic battle ever and the biggest most devastating war ever in the Great Depression and World War II
Load More Replies... Ike did it right. Played a lot of golf, and looked better after serving as President. (Probably an easier gig than ruling the ETO in WW2!)
I think Obama's aging was the most dramatic one. It looks like he's been racing the Daytona 500 for the past 6 years.Running behind the cars
I think Obama's aging was the most dramatic. Its looks like he's been racing the Daytona 500 for the past 6 years. Running behind the cars.
Its completly normal get changes in all that years (8-10 years before and after), except Abraham Lincoln :/
Its only because there years apart.. You would look the same if you were their age and took a picture a couple years later.
Nice juxtapositioning - bush and Lincoln, Nixon and Obama. Seriously? Try chronological order or list Lincoln and FDR then others.
Looks like the white house takes a serious toll on the presidents. They look aged and stressed at the end.
Being president puts some stress on ya. I'm not surprised they look like this O.o
Bush may be one of the few who actually looks better after his term was up. Hmmm
Tender age. The wear and tear of stress. Even W could not escape it with GOD by his side.
I think unlike david cameron they done have time for sunbeds and botox x
well one has more than enough time to play golf apparently.........
Load More Replies... I'm thinking. ..damn...typically men men gracefully, other than Kennedy, Eisenhower, and Reagan, the rest agreed considerably more.
I agree Eisenhower and Reagan didn't age very much but Kennedy was only 3 years!
Load More Replies... The point is that being president and the stress of the job ages you like nothing else. People making sarcastic remarks like, "Oh my god! People are getting older" watch this daily show clip where it shows the difference in Obama's aging over the past 6 years vs. Mitch McConnell who looks like he hasn't aged a day over the past 6 years and his secret to youthfulness...inaction cream. https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10153745941186800&pnref=story
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