The 44th at 55
If there’s one thing the sharply divided nation can agree on after nearly eight years of President Obama, it is that things have changed on his watch. Most notably, his appearance.
Even the president has noticed. Opening his speech at the Democratic National Convention last week, Obama praised his wife, Michelle, the 52-year-old first lady, who “somehow hasn’t aged a day.”
“I know the same cannot be said for me,” Obama continued with a chuckle. Twelve years after a wunderkind 42-year-old Illinois state senator burst onto the national scene with a youthful vigor and forward-looking exuberance, the president’s once-black hair has gone nearly fully gray. The creases around his mouth and under his eyes have grown deeper.
“My girls remind me all the time: ‘Wow, you’ve changed so much, daddy,’ ” he said. “And then they try to clean it up. Not bad, just more mature.”
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