There's been much conversation about the fashion choices of America's first ladies , from Jacqueline Kennedy to Michelle Obama. But a new exhibit unveiled this week showcases the clothing choices of the presidential men of the White House — and what those sartorial statements meant — from a Founding Father to a peanut farmer.

"Suited to Lead," an online exhibit by the White House Historical Association examines how presidents used their dress to make statements about themselves and their governance.

It highlights the styles of George Washington, John Quincy Adams, Abraham Lincoln, Harry S. Truman, Theodore Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter.

"The presidents were so much more interested in dress and fashion than we might typically think," said exhibit curator Fiona Hubbard, a New York Univers

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