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Barack Obama 2008/2016
Barack Obama turned 55. 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.
The majority of the presidents pictured here spent about 8 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 less years in office - 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 obvious 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. If you have a before-and-after photo of your country's leader, please submit it below!
Abraham Lincoln 1861/1865
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1933/1945(3/10)
Dwight D. Eisenhower 1953/1961(4/10)
Harry S. Truman 1945/1953(5/10)
Ronald Reagan 1981/1989(6/10)
John F. Kennedy 1961/1963(7/10)
Richard Nixon 1969/1973(8/10)
Bill Clinton 1993/2001(9/10)
darthOnion
Strategery
Xenarion
Stress
LadyLizzy52595
This just proves its an insanely stressful job!
JadawinUK
Was expecting the Trump/Palpatine picture at the end. But that would probably be unfair... to Palpatine.
sovietfedor
People before and after they've aged
battletoads2
Lincoln was quoted in saying "sometimes I feel like the tiredest man in the world."
FlatPlutoSociety
Clinton looks completely fucking lit in the second picture.
siiken
Let me guess bush 2001/2009(9/11)
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NIXON IMMORTAL
Shistosomiasis
Need a president with and Identical twin to measure the additional effect of stress on appearance after a term or 2 as pres.
Striker1945
Most of them seem to be giving a bewildered thousand-yard stare
notasafespace
It's as though, as time passes, people age.... HUH!
CrimsonBlaze
Bush always has a look on his face that says "How in the fuck did I get this job?"
BlastMaster417
Damn Obama was so stressed he had to switch hands
diphenhydraminehcl50mg
Touch of gray (tm)
broMD
What did Clinton do to keep his stress levels so low?
ReallyAwesomeDude
Monica
AnonymousCaptain
Don't do presidency kids
kummeli
Professional photos vs candid photos skew things.
TallScratch
The difference in Lincoln is possibly down to the advancements in camera technology in that period too
staypuftostrich
FDR died in office of natural causes. Sick people look bad. That's not just stress and age. He was dying
AntiCircleJerker
#2 will blow your mind
thegarlicawakens
I did not know Reagan could age since he was already ancient as fuck when he took office.
jm540
Expression, lighting and natural ageing explain most of this I think
bigboompow
george w. is so attractive
jester8690
Shouldn't Kennedy look like he ran into Neegan?
BareyGusey
They look like identical people... Maybe none of them are the original *twilight zone theme*
SanSilv
It looks like Eisenhower has more hair in the second picture.
lucindamarie18
Looks like Nixon got more hair too..
Pedanticjerk
I like how his name is roosevelt
Raenon
Labels are below the photos.
Pedanticjerk
Right you are sir I misread
ChardeeMacdenn1ss
That Kennedy one is mind blower
ZombieDK
Trumps gonna look like Imortan Joe when he's done
VoidIncarnate
So will the country.
Br0doSwaggins
ZombieDK
Yup, that's it.
Vortality
Is it just me or does JFK look younger? Kind of blew my mind
derpisasderpdoes
Cheap, but incredibly accurate shot. To the head. Twice.
shakedownblues
Not at all, I was thinking the same thing. He definitely looks younger in the 'after' picture.
originalBabewiththePower
I scrolled back up to check and realized where you were going with that... I like you +1
JuanNieves
Pretty sure having sex with Marylin Monroe gives you power source: my vivid imagination
VictoryWine
... Duuuuude
idownvotekittens
I was hoping it would have ended with Kennedy before and after the assassination
DrMet
Did you just
gracieanne146
Same thought, here
unsoliciteddakpics
Maybe he had some secret thing going on and that's why he was assassinated?
smellslikeburberry
Blew your mind? Is that some kind of pun?
WonderfulWorldOfDisneyResorts
I think it's because he's tan in the first picture, so his laugh lines are more prominent.
imreallyjusthereforthecats
Vortality
fuck phrasing
Capitalism
Had to go back to up vote as soon as I got it, you bastard.
Horsed
I think it is caused by the blurring
gh954
Yeah, Lincoln's picture from the back would also be a whole different story.
tittiemcjiggleboots
Hole*
martianmartini4
Lmao you wild.
shakexandxbake
JFK got his mind blown too. I'll show myself out.
DownvoteMeMore
Oh my
BearsBeetsandBattlestarGalactica
FALTRON533
Pretty sure that's the joke
Serviho
Woosh.
howmuchwoodcouldawoodchuckchuck22
U tried.
herrbar
2k16's edward scissor fork
CasualWaterboarding
TBH, I think Lincoln and Kennedy's post presidential photos looked a little different.
jaero
This should be top comment .
CasualWaterboarding
I thought it was clever too, but it doesn't look like anyone agrees with you.
jaero
I think they might have the same problem as Kennedy & Lincoln. Don't have the sense of humor. Those two have at least an excuse. Being dead.