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'Extreme Aging' Presidents

He’s been in office one year, but Obama looks at least two years older. VIEW OUR GALLERY of other presidents who grew old before their times.

Published Jan. 19 2010 9:19AM EST

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---obama_cb3y0l — Sen. Patrick Leahy / AP Photo; Mark Wilson / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---obama_ylh08m — Sen. Patrick Leahy / AP Photo; Mark Wilson / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---george-w-bush_ohvnht — White House / Newsmakers / Getty Images; Chris Gardner / AP Photo; Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---clinton_tkelpn — Greg Gibson / AP Photo; Dirck Halstead / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images; Jim Spellman / WireImage

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---bush-sr_smvdqt — Ron Edmonds / AP Photo; John Zich / AP Photo

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---reagan_sa3eih — Harry Langdon / Getty Images; Scott Stewart / AP Photo; Diana Walker / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---carter_ekb2yn — NBC Newswire / AP Photo; Newscom

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---ford_dsms65 — AP Photo; Marty Lederhandler / AP Photo

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---nixon_wklw7c — AP Photo; Dirck Halstead / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---johnson_ppolvv — Henry Burroughs / AP Photo; Bob Schutz / AP Photo

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---jfk_ipabin — AP Photo; National Archive / Newsmakers / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---truman_pkqgax — AP Photo; Francis Miller / Time Life Pictures / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents_uwpbu2 — AP Photo (2); Keystone / Getty Images; Fox Photos / Getty Images

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---lincoln_oy9lno — AP Photo; National Portrait Gallery / AP Photo

galleries/2010/01/19/extreme-aging-presidents/aging-presidents---washington_tapnrc — Three Lions / Getty Images; Newscom