The first president with facial hair
was Abraham Lincoln, the last was William Howard Taft. In between,
just two were clean-shaven. From 1861 to 1913, only 8 years went by
with a whiskerless White House. I assume this reflects the prevailing
fashion all over the country during those years. And beards are the
thing right now, especially among very young men. Not that little Van
Dyke that allows an actor to portray his own evil twin; big Old
Testament prophet whiskers on these shiny open unformed faces.
Walking into a hipster bar is like stumbling into a bearded lady
convention.
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