Teddy Roosevelt and his Rough Riders

Actually T.R's successor William Howard Taft was the last person to have facial hair.

Seriously? Do you think it's him, then?

Well, video had been around for awhile back then. Even Houdini was a movie director in the early 1900's. You never know though.

I was just thinking that this morning! Presidents and politicians should bring back the top hats, the canes, the monacles! Also, Teddy Roosevelt was the last president to have facial hair I think. I wouldn't mind seeing a president with and neat beard or a handlebar mustache.

Yes, I know. Isn't it a shame that the presidency nowadays is like a beauty competition. A president or politician nowadays HAS to be attractive in order to gain the majority of the votes. That means that if there's a president with facial hair (in any way, shape or form) he will not win the office. (BTW, Taft was the last president with facial hair.)

Oh, I thought Wilson came after Roosevelt for some reason. I agree though. Bring some style back to politics. Would it be possible for a politician or candidate to get away with wearing a little facial hair (as long as he kept it neat of course)? Maybe if someone just started wearing a hat, it would make a comeback.

Sadly, those stylish things have been out of fashion for too much time. If anyone had the sense to bring hats or facial hair back to politics, he'd need to get OTHERS to do it with him, so that it would be more of a "norm" than if he were to do it all himself.

Some business people can pull of a professional businessman look with some goatee styles. But yes, it would probably take more than one politician to do that. Maybe some politicians in congress can come together and make an agreement to start wearing neat goatees and hats. I've seen some politicians with goatees. It's not very common, though.

that's not true, look at McCain, he's ugly, and he sucks with issues.

Close. William Howard Taft was the last with facial hair.