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Here's What US Political Leaders Looked Like As Youngsters

Started from the bottom, now the whole team here.

By Gabriel H. Sanchez

Gabriel H. Sanchez

BuzzFeed News Photo Essay Editor

Posted on January 11, 2018, at 5:45 p.m. ET

Donald J. Trump — 45th and current President of the United States

Melania Trump — First Lady of the United States

Melania Trump (Melanija Knavs) at 17 years old in 1987.
Photo: Stane Jerko/IPAK Images (2) NY Post

Hillary Clinton — 67th Secretary of State and former First Lady

Bill Clinton — 42nd President of the United States

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George Bush Sr. and George W. Bush — 41st and 43rd Presidents of the United States

Jeff Sessions — 84th US Attorney General

Ivanka Trump — First Daughter and Advisor to President Trump

Donald Trump Jr. — American businessman and former reality TV personality

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Robert Mueller — Special Counsel for the Department of Justice

Elaine Chao — US Secretary of Transportation

John McCain — senior US Senator from Arizona

John Lewis — US Representative for Georgia's 5th congressional district

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Elizabeth Warren — US Senator from Massachusetts

Tim Kaine — US Senator from Virginia

Nancy Pelosi — Minority Leader of the United States House of Representatives

Young Nancy Pelosi.

Marco Rubio — US Senator from Florida

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Sarah Palin — former Governor of Alaska

Mike Pence — 48th and current Vice President of the United States

Joe Biden — Former Vice President of the United States

Michelle Obama — Former First Lady of the United States

Barack Obama — 44th President of the United States

Gabriel H. Sanchez is the photo essay editor for BuzzFeed News and is based in New York City.

Contact Gabriel H. Sanchez at gabriel.sanchez@buzzfeed.com.

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