The Presidents When They Were Young 

1. Why FDR looks like a girl: Traditionally, young boys were put in dresses until they were properly toilet trained, as the pants of the time were too complicated for a child to undo in a hurry. Furthermore, pants were expensive and much more easily outgrown than dresses. A boy getting his first pair of breeches was considered a kind of rite of passage towards manhood, though "breeching" was not considered effeminate, but rather a gender neutral practice. 2. Abraham Lincoln, like many presidents who were omitted, did not have a surviving childhood portrait or photograph. Lincoln, for example, grew up in the 1810's and 20's and was extremely poor, and thus it would have been unlikely for him to have been depicted in a portrait prior to the photograph taken for him upon his entry into politics in his 30's.

4:30 "Hey, can I walk ya home?"

Imagine telling these children that they would one day be president of the United States.

Carter just keeps on going. At this point I'm not sure he can die.

The first time i discovered the Franklin D. Roosevelt picture, I was shocked. Breeching was the occasion when a small boy was first dressed in breeches or trousers. From the mid-16th century until the late 19th or early 20th century, young boys in the Western world were unbreeched and wore gowns or dresses until an age that varied between two and eight. (From Wikipedia)

2:47 I can't help but laugh at how simular Truman looked when he was a kid.

Kennedy should have kept the helmet on.

0:36 man never even went bald, hair just crawled from his scalp to his chin

Really freaky how Bill Clinton's old photo looks almost the same as his presidential one.

Its messed up seeing cute kid photos next to death reasons.

Everyone's saying how William McKinley and Warren G Harding look twice their age, here I am saying wtf happened to Taft...

my goodness, warren g. harding looks about twice his age...

James Madison is the oldest 21 year old I've ever seen.

0:57 got to admit he looks good.

Harry S. Truman looks like that one annoying kid who reminds the teacher of the homework.

3:24 LBJ is like Bro what?

1:19 That's one manly teenager.

15 year old McKinley over here looking older than some of the current people in the american government

John Quincy Adams gonna make me act up...

0:14 Why, who is this strapping young gentleman?

2:02 He was 17 yo in that photo?, Holy shit!, he looks like freaking 40 years old.

Why am I not in here? Oh yeah, because my mom burned my child album when I got a 17 year old pregnant.

My mans Harry Truman death staring with that sinister smile at age 13.

4:26 Looks like Clinton found his preferred photo-style early on.

There's something really striking about pictures of all these great influential men as young and inexperienced boys, accompanied with their eventual causes of death.

One of the few surviving channels with soul on youtube

1:30, Theodore Roosevelt, age 11, while visiting Paris, where this photo was taken in 1870. While in Paris, young Theodore suffered an attack of asthma. This childhood illness kept him from strenuous exercise. Later he would "make his body" and become strong. (Wikipedia)

3:09 This time I was not assassinated because I wore a helmet.

2:15 Out of all the pictures of me, you chose that one

I'm surprised at how many of these guys hardly changed at all. It's also interesting to see that for some of the more recent ones, their smiles obviously weren't learned. Obama stands out the most in this regard; exact same smile in both pictures.

I'd never heard of breeching before. How bizarre.

2:03 Harding is here looking like he just hit his thirties.

Warren G Harding looked 45 at the age of 17

2:15 Now THAT'S a dandy! A real Kool Kal Koolidge, straight out of a Clock Work Orange.

3:21 there faces are just like each other!

Nice to know Truman kept the same glasses and hairstyle for 60+ years

Truman looks like that kid who would remind the teacher that their was homework

It’s interesting that the presidents just completely skipped the 1930s, like the ages went from the 1920s to 1940s. Also interesting that so many presidents were specifically born in 1946.

0:55 - Garfield was intelligent beyond the office. He discovered a brilliant proof for a trapezoid if memory serves me well.

Everyone's talking about how harding looks 40 but is no one gonna mention how coolidge looks 14

If someone said McKinley at 15 was in his 30s I would be immediately convinced.

That little happy feeling I get when I see Jimmy Carter’s death section is still blank

Kinda wanna see what the presidents did before they were presidents like a resumé or something

The reason JFK wasnt assasinated when he was aged ~9 is because he wore a helmet

Imagine going back in time and telling those kids that they will be president one day... They will be proud.

2:17 Him and the sound fit well like a cowboy

damn this feels so scary to watch, it feels like my ancestors are watching me or something, does anyone else have this feeling with anything history related?

Is it just me or is having all the causes of death right next to the pictures of them as children a bit unsettling

bill clinton’s face in all of his pictures look the same.

Thank you for introducing breeching to us! This takes me back to one of my earliest & fondest memories of looking through an old photo album with my great grandmother around 2005. There was a picture of her brother (my great grand uncle) wearing a gown during the 1920s. We were giggling about how he looked like a girl. Learning about the practice was very enlightening & I appreciate you for sharing the insight!

Look at me. Ten years old, I was dashing back then. Still am!

No way Harding is 17 in that pic.

Woodrow Wilson as a young man, quite ethereal looking, keen and intelligent, oh my! I have always had an interest in him, something about him more gentle and quiet than the more masculine gruff Presidents, but now, well, I think he's quite the esthete!

Bill Clinton's facial expression is exactly the same in the 60s as in the 90s.

If your wondering why Abraham Lincoln is not on the list, it's because camera was invented in 1818

3:50 Hey guess what kid, Your gonna have a carrier named after you!

What if George Washington's secret was the fact he married a washing machine.

Do you know who will never die forever? Cameraman

Can we just talk about how cute Obama was as a child? Maybe this is the preschool and first grade teacher in me talking, but his smile is so adorable.

5:00 Nice trick putting Richie Rich as Trump. Very clever.

Great video! I always love your content, can't wait to waste too much of my precious freetime viewing the next one!

2:39 didn’t know Franklin D. Roosevelt was transgender! Edit: guys I know he’s not transgender I’m joking Anyway if you want to know why FDR is dressed like a girl basically back in the day mom’s and dad’s had to dress their sons in dresses and long haired wigs or short haired wigs for girls so it can make it easier for them to get potty trained and for more information look at the pinned comment

Brilliant music, and video!

Young Bill Clinton looks like a less attractive version of Elvis, but he has a better smile and probably aged better than Elvis would if alive.

Woodrow Wilson looks pretty much the same but no glasses and no wrinkles

1:10 Jschlatt

This is a beautiful rendition of the Battle Hymn of the Republic. Surprised I haven't heard of it yet.

4:38 kinda looks like ryan Reynolds

James Madison was the oldest looking 21 year old I’ve ever seen😂

3:14 well it's good that he's wearing a helmet, who knows what could happen if he didn't

At 3:19 look how Lyndon Johnson as a kid looks like his old age even at that young he has same wrinkles on his forehead as he had in his old age!

Thanks for posting this 👍

George H.W be lookin’ extra nerdy

Jimmy Carter: HEY, HOW DID YOU GET THIS PHOTO? THE QUEEN SAID IT'D BE SECURE AFTER THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION.

Beautiful video! I especially loved the music! 🎶

Calvin looked kinda young for 23.

Thanks, History! Learnt a lot!!!

Idk. It's kinda sad to see young handsome men knowing that by now they all died.

Another great video man!

Queen Elizabeth II: I’m the oldest ruler alive! Jimmy Carter: I’m bout to ruin this mans whole career Edit: Guys I know that she’s a woman 😒 I’m doing by the ACTUAL QUOTE because you can’t quote something without saying the actual quote. So stop pointing out the obvi

Thank you for this amazing video!!

4:26 why does Bill Clinton look like Kim Jong un

There is an alternative universe where people don’t grow up and kids run everything. I come from that universe. We really had cute presidents.

Why is nobody talking about how the music is absolutely beautiful for this

Harding looked like a 30-40 old dictator when he was 17 still handsome though

This is really cool.

A very humanizing video. For both subjects and the viewer, I think.

Bill’s face looks like he just posed in the same exact expression as he did in his young photo

Richard nixon looked like he was about to lie about breaking a lamp or something

Wow JFK looks like a kid from 2000s😄

Thank you fire of learning

Truman got his money’s worth from that pair of glasses.

2:36: why franklin d. Roosevelt just why!?

Funny how they all look so pure and innocent knowing many of them became true psychopaths

truman didnt change a bit lol

Can you do famous leaders when they were young?

3:09 9 year old John f kennedy looks like my school friend, And he’s gonna be 13 this year.. he’s probably a frickin time traveler.

I miss the good old days....

3:08 Kennedy in his football uniform at Dexter School (Massachusetts) 1926

Joe Biden looked like that one cool kid who went to church every Sunday and has never missed a day in his life..