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Most of us probably have a very vivid picture of how a US president looks. However, before men become the most powerful people in the free world, they are regular guys just like us. For example, Harry S. Truman was a timekeeper in the railway, while Andrew Johnson was a tailor.

To illustrate that one day they were just like us, Bored Panda has collected a list of portraits of US presidents when they were young. You can barely recognize them, and if you think presidency is an easy job - take a look at how presidents look before and after their terms in office.

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Abraham Lincoln, Late 30s (Earliest Confirmed Photo)

Abraham Lincoln, Late 30s (Earliest Confirmed Photo)

Library of Congress Report

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Richard Nixon, Age 20

Richard Nixon, Age 20

Richard Nixon Foundation Report

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James Garfield, Age 16

James Garfield, Age 16

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Amanda Panda
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Those eyes though, doesn't have to be color for me to know they were gorgeous!

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William Mckinley, Age 21

William Mckinley, Age 21

Mathew Brady Report

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Calvin Coolidge, Between 19 And 23 Years

Calvin Coolidge, Between 19 And 23 Years

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Woodrow Willson, About 19 Years Old

Woodrow Willson, About 19 Years Old

Pach Brothers Report

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George W. Bush, Age 21

George W. Bush, Age 21

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Sofia Bellavista
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The others have a certain brightness in their eyes, or a special composure.. he just looks goofy, a daddy's boy

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Ulysses S. Grant, Age 23

Ulysses S. Grant, Age 23

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Charlotte Notenboom
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7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In older pictures people seem older than we'd estimate age now. Because they had to stand still for many seconds (resting b***h face) and the colors of black and white then and now are different, in certain ways of phoyography redness (in the skin) shows darker on the picture, why they look more aged. And ofcorse general health is better now, so we seem younger ;)

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Tamara van Hees
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They aged alot quicker back then in regards to the era, some people come across older than they actually are.

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Mc Gigi
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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

he's something between anthony hopkins and stephen mchattie

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