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" When it comes to fashion in the White House, the First Lady is usually the center of the discussion (the sexist implications of that fact, while valid and worth a discussion, we&amp;#039;ll refrain from delving into at this time). So it was nice to see that The Daily Beast chose to highlight the style of some of America&amp;#039;s Presidents during their off time. While working, the POTUS is expected to wear a suit, and rarely \u2014 if ever \u2014 strays from that unspoken code. But perhaps we get a clearer glimpse of the men who&amp;#039;ve governed our country when we see how they decide to outfit themselves on their downtime. Barack Obama&amp;#039;s impossibly cool facade crumbled at the sight of his dad jeans, after all \u2014 so much so that he had to go on the record and admit that he&amp;#039;s sometimes &amp;quot;a little frumpy.&amp;quot; And John F. Kennedy is all but visually cemented in the American psyche as a sailboating WASP thanks to images of him sporting the quintessentially preppy New England uniform of the 1960s. But one thing that stood out to us when surveying the dozen Commander-in-Chiefs featured was that many a Pres favored a chapeau while off the clock. From Ulysses S. Grant&amp;#039;s towering stovepipe (his recreational attire seems awfully staid) and William H. Taft&amp;#039;s jaunty newsboy cap to FDR&amp;#039;s fisherman&amp;#039;s hat and the cowboy Stetsons favored by both Lyndon B. Johnston and George W. Bush (Sr. and Jr. \u2014 the apple doesn&amp;#039;t fall very far...), evidence shows a longstanding love of covering up those Heads of State. And why not? History shows that it looks good in different eras and on practically every body type. Plus, with Obama&amp;#039;s hair going noticeably grayer by the day, it might be a good idea for him to take up the trend himself.  Above, from left: Ulysses S. Grant, Lyndon B. Johnson  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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