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Presidents and the impact of war

Doyle claims that presidents and other leaders are often isolated and stressed, which can lead to physical transformations while in office.

There has been much written about how U.S. presidents age in office. Images from their first days in the office are often compared to those taken during their last days in the office. Presidents often have more lines, gray hair, and bags under their eyes than they did when they first entered office.

It is an extremely stressful job to be the leader of a country. Experts tell NPR that the stress level is increased when there are conflicts.

Doyle said, “Presidents are in an unusually lonely position.”

He says that few people understand the pressures they are under and that they have no one to confide in to relieve some of it.

He told NPR via email that they don’t have the right to take on leadership roles, particularly in times of crisis. Imagine what it would do to the most well-maintained race car, even if it wasn’t allowed to slow down or refill. That car will cease to function properly the longer it is red-lined.

Jonathan W. White, professor of American Studies and author of A House Built By Slaves: African American Visitors at the Lincoln White House, is an excellent example.

“The presidency has made Abraham Lincoln more mature than any other person who has held that office.” He told NPR that Lincoln’s four years at the White House had a devastating effect on him, which is clearly visible in photos. He appeared young and strong in 1860. He looked almost different in 1865. He was shabby and tired.

The Civil War ripped the U.S. in half during his presidency.

White states that Lincoln was subject to almost unimaginable pressures during his presidency. White says that he was responsible for the war to save the Union, which cost hundreds of thousands of people’s lives. He also played a part in the running of the federal government.

White claims that Lincoln became more irritable towards the end of his first term, in late 1864.

White spoke to NPR via email. . . . His temper was erratic, and his petulance began to manifest as a sign of an overtasked mind. “