Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.

Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.

Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.

Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.

Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.

Reading Michael Lewis’s October-issue profile of Barack Obama, we learned, among many things, that our president enjoys a mean game of pickup basketball. Though his choice of sport is unique among his predecessors, Obama is not the first head of state to wear a pair of gym shorts. In honor of his recently publicized athleticism, we bring you a brief history of other presidents who weren’t afraid to work up a sweat.