How Presidents Age in Office

The 39th President started out gray and thick then got grayer and thinner by the time of his departure.
From left: Dirck Halstead / Time & Life Pictures / Getty; Penelope Breese / Getty

Jimmy Carter
The 39th President started out with a salt-and-pepper look; by the end of his term, his hair was grayer and thinner.

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