UnDisciplined: Does hair matter?

In his new book, Combing Through the White House, Theodore Pappas suggests that hair has played a major role in United States politics. From George Washington’s powdered pigtail to John Quincy Adams’ bushy side whiskers, and from James Polk’s mullet to JFK's refined cut, the hair of American leaders has long conveyed important political and symbolic messages, and has affected the way in which the public perceives them.