Life — March 1, 1929 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Inauguration: Before and After" This page from *Life* magazine contains a two-panel political cartoon labeled "Before—and—After" showing facial transformation. The caption refers to "The Inauguration," indicating this satirizes a president's appearance following his swearing-in. The joke appears to be that the presidency visibly ages or changes a leader—the "before" image shows one facial appearance, while the "after" shows noticeably different features, likely exaggerated through caricature. Without the specific date visible, I cannot identify which president is depicted, but the concept satirizes how the demands of high office are said to age presidents prematurely or otherwise transform them. The surrounding text contains unrelated brief news items from various American cities.