Being the President of arguably the most powerful nation in the world is obviously a stressful task, but these photos and details will show what effect it had on the presidents who served in the US. Most of the president here served for around 8 years and they had faced many health problems during their tenure.
Being serving for such a long-term will obviously result in aging but these photos will show you how the heavy-pressure position resulted in serious transformations.
George W. Bush was sworn in as the 43rd president of the United States of America on January 20, 2001, and served for 8 years till 2008. An estimated 300,000 people attended the swearing-in ceremony. During the inaugural parade, Bush’s limousine was hit by a tennis ball and eggs were thrown. Bush has done remarkably well in his tenure announcing many relief plans and capturing Saddam Hussein on December 13, 2003, freeing Iraq. US Economy performance was weakest since Herbert Hoover’s presidency. He was surrounded by many controversies too such as failing to capture Bin Laden and declaring war on Iraq based on fake Intelligence reports.
The photo below shows the change before and after being in the office.
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46-years-old Bill Clinton became the 42nd president of the United States on January 13th, 1993 and served for the next 8 years in the office. He was the third-youngest to become the president of US. In 1997, a physical revealed that Clinton lost nearly 30 pounds being 226 pounds in 1991 to 196 pounds in 1997. His blood pressure measured 122 over 68 and had high cholesterol level at 179. He was a successful president having reduced the crime rate reaching 26-years-low at the end of his term. He modernized the military with powerful weapons. He transformed the US Economy from having a deficit of $290 billion in 1992 to a surplus of $127 billion in 2001. He had faced many failures and controversies about his character having involved in many scandals. He failed to stop Osama Bin Laden which resulted on September 11, 2001, attack that killed 2,973 people.
This photo will show you the before and after transformation of Bill Clinton while serving in the office.
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Barack Obama the 44th president of United States took office on January 20th, 2008. His sworn-in ceremony was the most attended and viewed event ever by the Global audience. He became the first black president of America. His successes include visiting Cuba and ending American embargo imposed nearly half a century ago. Visiting Myanmar to end the Military rule. The assassination of Osama Bin Laden at his house. He tried many health-related projects which failed miserably and by his own admission, failing to win the peace in Libya.
Was it reviving America from the 2008 Financial Crash or the carefully planned assassination of Osama Bin Laden reason to these silver hair arriving prematurely?
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Franklin D. Roosevelt commanded the Oval Office on March 4, 1933. His tenure was rather a difficult one as America was facing the threat of World War II and The Great Depression which was pushing the country into major agony and turmoil. He is the only Democrat who won 4 presidential elections and became the central figure in the mid-20th century. He died on April 12, 1945, while signing documents and letters due to a massive cerebral hemorrhage which shows how pressured job it is to be the President of the United States.
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George H.W. Bush became the 41st president of the United States on January 20th, 1989. Being the father of George W. Bush, he attained office at the age of 64 looking relatively young which changed drastically during his 4 years tenure. On December 20th, 1989, H.W. Bush sent thousands of troops and aircraft into Panama to execute the then leader Manuel Noriega, on charges of drug trafficking. It was a huge success when the leader surrendered himself on January 3rd. It resulted in the death of 20 American Soldiers and 300-500 Panamanians which resulted in controversy.
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Gerald Ford served in the office for a mere 2 years and five months after attaining office following the resignation of Nixon in 1975. He might have served for a very less time but these 2 and half years affected him miserably. The 38th president of US pardoned Nixon for all his criminal charges over Watergate scandal. Ford’s decision invoked many controversies and millions of American demanded punishment for Nixon over his criminal charges. In his remaining two years, Ford faced a domestic energy crisis and weak economy involving high unemployment and inflation.
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Elected as the 37th president of the United States on January 20th 1969, Richard Nixon became the only US President ever to resign from the presidential post. He is possibly the most famous American president but sadly, for all the wrong reasons. Despite bringing the American Prisoners to war and ending the Vietnam War, signing missile treaty with the Soviet Union and being the person behind 1969 Apollo 11 moon landing, he was always surrounded by controversies. He will always be remembered for the Watergate scandal, which made him the first president ever to be impeached.
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Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president of United States on April 12, 1945, following the death of FDR earlier on the same day. He was the first and the only president in the world to ever use a nuclear missile in war. By his late 50’s he had accomplished what few men would comprehend. He signed the peace treaty with Germany and Japan over the World War II, championed the United Nations and fought the spread of communism in Korea. His Marshall Plan helped in speed recovery and political stability in Europe. He is often being ranked in the top 10 Presidents in the history of United States Of America.
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Lyndon B. Johnson became the 36th president of the United States of America on November 22nd, 1963 following the assassination of FDR. This start was followed by the escalation of the Vietnam War and mass riots throughout the country opposing the involvement of the US in South-East Asia. By 1966, he had 70-percent approval ratings leaving behind all the great presidents but by 1967 his downfall began decreasing his rating to 35-percent due to riots and unanticipated costs involved in the Great Society Program.
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Abraham Lincoln regarded as the greatest president of the United States of America attainted office on March 4th, 1861. He was highly praised for the abolishing slavery. He was possibly the greatest example of persistence as he had lost for more than a decade in various elections before being elected as the President of the US. He had faced many failures in his term but were overshadowed by his success. During his tenure, he aged drastically. He was assassinated just one month and 10 days later into his second term at Ford’s theatre by Wilkes Booth on April 14th, 1865.
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