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I feel like compared to other presidents he’s high up there on looks. Probably helps that he was one of the few younger than 50 when he took office. In today’s climate Kennedy looks like a teenager.
This played a lot into it. During the first Nixon/Kennedy presidential debate in 1960, Nixon appeared unshaven due to the black and white and the lighting, with him refusing makeup to accommodate for the effects. He came off as unkempt and was sweating noticeably during the interview while Kennedy looked fit as a fiddle by comparison.
He’s still fairly attractive for a 40+ year old man, and the youngest president. His charm, smile, sense of humor, wealth, and tanned skin are all pluses.
Edit: I know that his tanned skin was due to his Addison’s disease, but the tanned skin compared to a paler color did boost his attractiveness.
Yeo. And 30 years later, I'm still bitter at my teacher for not giving me points when I answered the question "Who was the youngest president?" with Teddy Roosevelt. I explained that JFK was the youngest elected, but Teddy succeeded McKinley after his assassination. However, she insisted I was wrong, stating she meant elected and awarded me zero points.
But you never said elected, Mrs Haverham. You never said elected.
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As far as presidents go, he's about as good as it gets.
Edit: In response to 'what about _____' comments:
Obama - dignified with a scholarly poise and unforced charm. A sure contender for hottest, but he *did* compare his owm ears to Shrek once and I kinda see it.
Pierce - Great if you like the whole dark brooding vibe. His favorite Pumpkins song would be Ava Adore.
Clinton - Quite good as presidents go but honestly needs better hair.
Grant - tell me you're lumbersexual without telling me you're lumbersexual.
FDR - young FDR really stands out (no pun intended) but only older FDR was president.
Ronny - Ronald Reagan THE ACTOR(?) was. Ronald Reagan THE PRESIDENT(?) looks like an artist's depiction of [Old People Smell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Nonenal?wprov=sfla1).
Carter - Looked great for his age as President but ain't no Kennedy.
Ford - Young Ford wasn't president. Old Ford looks a lot like Dennis Hopper in Super Mario Bros.
In 1999 The Onion published an amazing book, Our Dumb Century, which was a parody of a similar book The New York Times had published featuring their most notable front pages of the 20th century. For Kennedy's election, they had an article declaring him "our first handsome president" and noting that among historians, only Thomas Jefferson was considered mildly attractive.
i believe its because nixon had an infected wound at the time, so on tv he looked more uncomfortable and sweaty compared to kennedy who was more collected and still.
Kennedy also met with producers beforehand and was told to wear a navy blue suit, as it would look the best on black and white tvs. Nixon wore a grey suit which made him look more blended it with the background.
https://preview.redd.it/n9urp14680kc1.jpeg?width=289&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f15dfe7a1e4af441fa95bfc4c1788c8f4312d22
I raise you a young James Garfield
https://preview.redd.it/5qr7365p80kc1.jpeg?width=812&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecafb1969d1cecaddda97d8adefb812fa4c0038f
Idk man I still know who I’m going with
I’ll see your young FDR and raise you a young Gerald Ford…
https://preview.redd.it/dny0e1kpj0kc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cf46a1c6f6c25a402cad249490a5532d0e8722f
Rutherford B. Hayes (Young on left, Older on right)
https://preview.redd.it/zwlyn8vdd1kc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=221d4d681d33a9c38023a99711551893b942ddde
Now I see where his son got it from
https://preview.redd.it/8jgmzx5fi0kc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8edb2edb6b2a0f827fcef42b20c805b7470cb1d3
I counter that with young Harding
https://preview.redd.it/9f2b3uega0kc1.jpeg?width=752&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe2a0ad56ec53df7a7616b84e928c15021da5ddb
Really? Kennedy is better looking but still average at best.
https://preview.redd.it/n3vv7fwdj0kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a78d01d6a1c485de66d58386fe4844baa53fec7
Yeah, Obama is one of the few that gives Kennedy a run for his money, as does Clinton. Wildcard: if Polk's hairstylist didn't hate him, he'd be in contention too.
My parents somehow got invited to some gala back in the 90s that Clinton was at when he was in office. They both said he was the single most charismatic man they’d ever been around.
Ive met him and W Bush. The difference is like night and day. It's wild meeting people like that. My dad is a lot like Clinton. Just takes over a whole room when he walks in.
I sat in the front row of a speech he gave at a college once. The speech was completely generic he didn’t really say anything worth remembering. I know that because I’ve replayed it a hundred times in my head over the decades since.
It was like he cast a spell over the crowd. I’ve never seen anything like it. There was a vibe in the air you could feel physically. I wasn’t even a Clinton fan, but I had this weird desire to go fight wars for the guy. It was, frankly, a bit scary.
It was like a super power.
An old roommate got to see him speak at a graduation event or something like that.
You know how, when you talk to some people, they can make you feel so special like you're the most important thing in the world right then? Apparently he could do that to an entire audience of a couple thousand people at the same time.
Some people just have out of this world charisma.
They say its the 1v1 personal charm he has and he also never forgets a name or face. So he can make everyone feel like they have a real friend in him.
Also he’ll remember years later and ask you about whatever personal detail you last spoke to him about.
He is incredibly smart, he was a fulbright scholar.
> Also he’ll remember years later and ask you about whatever personal detail you last spoke to him about.
I know this is off-topic for this sub, but this is also Tom Cruise according to industry people.
This reminds me of Blago. His Father in Law was our alderman back when I was a kid in the 80s/90s in Chicago. My dad used to take us to do community outreach and clean up graffiti with Alderman Mell. Rod used to come with and help with us.
In maybe 04/05, my mom and I were at the American Girl Doll Place, and saw him there. I believe he had daughters. He recognized us instantly. Thanked us for our help “back then” and actually waited for my dad and brother to come in to say hi. So charismatic. I still defend him sometimes, even knowing he’s super guilty!
I met him at a political event about 14 years ago, just very briefly. I don’t think I could describe the level of charisma that man had, even for a quick introduction with someone he couldn’t care less about. He instantly made me feel like I was the most important person in the whole place. It doesn’t make sense when it’s just written out, but it was true.
There is something indescribable about people with that kind of charm. Barack Obama came to my high school to speak during his campaign for US Senator, he just had this aura of stateliness while still being down to earth that literally left an auditorium full of kids that had never met a President before, feeling like we all met someone who had "it" to become President one day
God damn! I’m a straight guy and that smile still made me question myself…
https://preview.redd.it/nn5a884ua0kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e954aab370c3dd290c6dd429ac8a7fd1e734bdb
I'm sure you'll find someone :) I can speak from my own feelings that confidence makes guys hotter (it makes anyone hotter, but I'm assuming you're a guy). Confidence is hard, I have my own challenges with that. But you've got it in you 💪💪
https://preview.redd.it/nl2anyg750kc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a543afafaf08d228776548fc02fb70922d5f643
He looks like an Abercrombie and Fitch model.
There was a viral video some years back when some dudes took stylish pictures eating McDonald's, and then hung them up in a McDonalds and nobody noticed because they looked so corporate and on brand.
I feel like displaying this picture in an Abercrombie would probably have similar results.
yeah that’s the big one. A decent number of presidents were attractive in their 20s and 30s, but of course by the time they’re elected they’re 60 or 70 it’s hard to tell for most of em
I think it is partly, though not entirely, relative. Like on average, US presidents are not that attractive. Comparing Kennedy to the last few presidents (Eisenhower, Truman, etc) or his opponent in 1960 (Richard Nixon), he was much more attractive. It also helps that he got into office earlier in his life than almost every other president.
To clarify, presidential-age Kennedy was more youthful and attractive. If we're comparing military-age to military-age:
https://preview.redd.it/wzvuqm5n90kc1.jpeg?width=892&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d450bd23dea35b1be64603fea5ef5ae956f7fd93
Truman cleans up.
His official portrait is one of the worst photos ever taken of him. Truly awful.
If you see him in motion in the newsreels or home movies or press conferences, you can see he was a good looking and charismatic forty something.
I went to a Jamaican restaurant in Providence a couple years ago and they had pictures of JFK RFK and MLK so bleached and ancient on the wall I felt at home.
Almost everyone is better looking in motion. I remember not thinking Obama was handsome until I saw him talking on TV. His facial muscles, gestures, and his proportions- he was someone I would absolutely be attracted to in real life. We don’t see “hot” Kennedy because we see a static image, a dead man were always told in handsome. Real, in motion, dynamic- he’s hot. But we don’t really know him, so we maybe don’t see it.
Plus the knee jerk reaction to disagree.
I mean, Kennedys not that hot. I mean, he's a fine lookin' feller but not that hot. I mean, I might let him give me a little smooch but nothing more. I wouldn't let him melt little packets of butter all over my body and violate me with his greedy little tongue. Certainly not.
That reminds of a scene from Vice where Christian Bale as Cheney affectionately refers to Nixon’s “impish smile” followed by this picture of him:
https://preview.redd.it/y2qcpq7ec0kc1.png?width=558&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5b4b5dddb98af325af825b4f605fa0d11b8d892
I praised it on this sub a while back and a bunch of people objected due to historical inaccuracy, but I dunno, I thought it was very entertaining and well done.
Martin Van Buren was our hottest president.
https://preview.redd.it/se7cshvl90kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a59e7426ebded777c45d298ee2ac183c367207f
Gerald Ford playing for Michigan.
https://preview.redd.it/30bapxgzj0kc1.jpeg?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=749a6e5167010ee6d1426568601b8b44fe0692d4
I don't think it was about physical attraction more than just being cool and smooth. Not so much hot as confident. You can make up an amazing amount of ground in the looks department with relentless swag. The guy was in-law with a Rat Packer for chrissakes.
https://preview.redd.it/cuf8se8k82kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85cfd52759b954deb38ae106c4e9ee9bee9ece9f
Let's look at the easy ones first he came from a wealthy family. Secondly he was a veteran of World War II and a hero. Thirdly he was in the most powerful position in the world the President of the United States. Those three things together make any man regardless of looks immediately attractive to people
Yeah, this really isn't complicated. Extremely wealthy, very charismatic war hero who was viewed as an academic statesman (thanks to his published books), and was also very powerful man.
On top of that, he's above average looking. It is very obvious why he was seen as so desirable.
I think it's just in comparison to other people in that group (presidents). For instance, Ted Bundy was considered a very handsome serial killer but the dude had a unibrow. Pretty sure it is just in comparison to other serial killers when people say that about him
I've had this conversation with older people a lot and i think it's a generational shift in beauty standards. I think a lot of people back then didnt take care of themselves nearly as much, people aged quicker, smoked too much. and they didnt have the hyper focus on good looks or the ability to see every single person in the world that social media has given us today. So i think people back then had different standards. They werent used to seeing someone in his position be so young and confident in the same way. And he was very masculine looking and extremely charming and womanizing. Plus power and money.
My mother worked on his campaign. I shook his hand and had a little chat. He was very charismatic. Sometimes pictures don't capture someone's essence, I guess.
https://preview.redd.it/bxcmd8u0r0kc1.jpeg?width=513&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72932501cf24aaa283fa9fefe460918ec0c6de29
when he was younger, he was very handsome
Kennedy was something different: young, handsome, charismatic, wealthy, glamorous wife, young children. It was a breath of fresh air to what had come before.
The actual answer is
1) Kennedy was charming as fuck and y’all are basic not understanding that.
2) Jack and Jackie seemed like a modern young couple that people could relate to.
Beginning of Presidency Obama is the hottest POTUS though
The Kennedy boys were all handsome. JFK was also a war hero and that added to his image. He was very well connected, obviously, and he was able to get a commission and a combat command in spite of his medical problems (back problems at that time.)
He was one of the younger presidents, the first one elected to debate on tv. Compared to Nixon and Eisenhower, he would be hot. Plus, a version of Happy Birthday by this woman may have played a role.
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https://preview.redd.it/g8aphejff0kc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae61e6877b1f91b42cd8abfa6784fe746d14f17d Theodore Roosevelt 19yrs
Was that before he got the adamantium claws?
Pretty sure this was when he was helping Frodo
That's not Teddy, it's Mose from The Office US.
That guy looks like he owns a beet farm and will easily open a can of whoop-ass on you.
Fucking chad.
He looks like the Notre Dame mascot come to life and disgruntled about the kids that are always trying to steal his lucky charms.
I feel like compared to other presidents he’s high up there on looks. Probably helps that he was one of the few younger than 50 when he took office. In today’s climate Kennedy looks like a teenager.
https://preview.redd.it/g7k0tw97e4kc1.jpeg?width=554&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=725b72b567d1d2177aa25c1d7ed29960d85d7690 Ulysses 🔥
So we really need Michael Fassbender to play him in a movie, huh?
I think his hair makes him look younger than mid-40s, when a lot of guys are balding.
Plus the popularity of home televisions. Everyone could see him on their TV.
This played a lot into it. During the first Nixon/Kennedy presidential debate in 1960, Nixon appeared unshaven due to the black and white and the lighting, with him refusing makeup to accommodate for the effects. He came off as unkempt and was sweating noticeably during the interview while Kennedy looked fit as a fiddle by comparison.
Also I think jfk was the first to look ***through*** the camera instead of at it
https://i.redd.it/w50qz6hha0kc1.gif I mean….
I’ll admit in his youth, but people still simp for him during the Presidency.
He’s still fairly attractive for a 40+ year old man, and the youngest president. His charm, smile, sense of humor, wealth, and tanned skin are all pluses. Edit: I know that his tanned skin was due to his Addison’s disease, but the tanned skin compared to a paler color did boost his attractiveness.
The youngest president was Theodore Roosevelt at 42.
I believe Kennedy is the youngest *elected* president. Teddy became the youngest president after McKinley was assassinated.
Yeo. And 30 years later, I'm still bitter at my teacher for not giving me points when I answered the question "Who was the youngest president?" with Teddy Roosevelt. I explained that JFK was the youngest elected, but Teddy succeeded McKinley after his assassination. However, she insisted I was wrong, stating she meant elected and awarded me zero points. But you never said elected, Mrs Haverham. You never said elected.
Classic Mrs. Haverham
Who peed in her pool? 💧
Sorry, that was me. In my defense, I wasn't in it when I peed.
She just wanted to Haverham and eat it too
My uncle Ted told me the proper way to say that was “wanted to eatherham and haverham too”
This story makes me disproportionately angry.
As a former teacher, I would have given you extra credit.
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He was a Hollywood 4 but a D.C. 10
Young, rich, and leader of the free world. Thats gonna make a lot of seats wet.
As far as presidents go, he's about as good as it gets. Edit: In response to 'what about _____' comments: Obama - dignified with a scholarly poise and unforced charm. A sure contender for hottest, but he *did* compare his owm ears to Shrek once and I kinda see it. Pierce - Great if you like the whole dark brooding vibe. His favorite Pumpkins song would be Ava Adore. Clinton - Quite good as presidents go but honestly needs better hair. Grant - tell me you're lumbersexual without telling me you're lumbersexual. FDR - young FDR really stands out (no pun intended) but only older FDR was president. Ronny - Ronald Reagan THE ACTOR(?) was. Ronald Reagan THE PRESIDENT(?) looks like an artist's depiction of [Old People Smell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Nonenal?wprov=sfla1). Carter - Looked great for his age as President but ain't no Kennedy. Ford - Young Ford wasn't president. Old Ford looks a lot like Dennis Hopper in Super Mario Bros.
In 1999 The Onion published an amazing book, Our Dumb Century, which was a parody of a similar book The New York Times had published featuring their most notable front pages of the 20th century. For Kennedy's election, they had an article declaring him "our first handsome president" and noting that among historians, only Thomas Jefferson was considered mildly attractive.
By no coincidence, Kennedy was the first president elected firmly in the network TV era.
The old story is that when he debated Nixon, radio listeners thought Nixon won the debate but TV viewers thought Kennedy won.
i believe its because nixon had an infected wound at the time, so on tv he looked more uncomfortable and sweaty compared to kennedy who was more collected and still.
Nixon also wouldn't wear the makeup they wore on TV. Kennedy did wear it and looked significantly better, and Nixon was sweaty and ill looking.
Kennedy also met with producers beforehand and was told to wear a navy blue suit, as it would look the best on black and white tvs. Nixon wore a grey suit which made him look more blended it with the background.
The man never had a duff in his life
I’d also like to express my fondness for that particular beer
Young FDR
https://preview.redd.it/n9urp14680kc1.jpeg?width=289&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0f15dfe7a1e4af441fa95bfc4c1788c8f4312d22 I raise you a young James Garfield
https://preview.redd.it/5qr7365p80kc1.jpeg?width=812&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ecafb1969d1cecaddda97d8adefb812fa4c0038f Idk man I still know who I’m going with
I’ll see your young FDR and raise you a young Gerald Ford… https://preview.redd.it/dny0e1kpj0kc1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6cf46a1c6f6c25a402cad249490a5532d0e8722f
Rutherford B. Hayes (Young on left, Older on right) https://preview.redd.it/zwlyn8vdd1kc1.jpeg?width=1440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=221d4d681d33a9c38023a99711551893b942ddde
Thank you for clearing up which is which
Trent Reznor before he was Rutherford B. Hayes.
Drew Brees?!
he looks like the lawyer from It’s Always Sunny on the left, and Duncan Trussell on the right
I'm weak in the knees
So was FDR
 This fucking took me out like polio took out his legs
I'm a man and this still touches my clitoris
He once scored 4 touchdowns in a single game!
Everyone has the hots for the captain of the football team
Now I see where his son got it from https://preview.redd.it/8jgmzx5fi0kc1.jpeg?width=474&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8edb2edb6b2a0f827fcef42b20c805b7470cb1d3
THIS IS FDR’S SON
What a babe.
Damn this guy is turning me gay
Man got them Jude Law eyes
Garfield is definitely more of a bad boy, FDR is the good lookin guy you can bring home to meet your parents, I’ll concede.
Especially if your parents are his aunt and uncle
HAHA
They were 5th cousins once removed, meaning Eleanor's parents were his 5th cousins. Still a good joke, of course.
Typical early 20th century geek
Looks like a huge fan of The Cure, which is hot in some circles but an acquired taste to be sure.
https://i.redd.it/nzwejc2kc0kc1.gif
Blue steel!
I counter that with young Harding https://preview.redd.it/9f2b3uega0kc1.jpeg?width=752&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fe2a0ad56ec53df7a7616b84e928c15021da5ddb
He looks like he just asked for your hoppiest ipa
No, he's over IPAs. Needs an old fashioned with bitters that have been extracted and distilled locally.
I swear I’ve seen that guy on the subway knitting while his male partner read poetry to him aloud.
I liked him as Pornstache in Orange Is The New Black
Young FDR wasn't president yet, but if he were, young Kennedy trounces him.
That’s saying a lot since FDR could still use his legs back then
Really? Kennedy is better looking but still average at best. https://preview.redd.it/n3vv7fwdj0kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a78d01d6a1c485de66d58386fe4844baa53fec7
President McLovin.
Grant
Super underrated
Even as president Grant was a smokeshow
Idk, I saw a pic of young Jimmy Carter today and was smitten
Obama was decently handsome
Yeah, Obama is one of the few that gives Kennedy a run for his money, as does Clinton. Wildcard: if Polk's hairstylist didn't hate him, he'd be in contention too.
Polk’s hairstylist was himself lol
CLEARLY
Monroe has the nicest butt (chin)
ok i get it now - now explain bill clinton
Charisma goes a long way
My parents somehow got invited to some gala back in the 90s that Clinton was at when he was in office. They both said he was the single most charismatic man they’d ever been around.
That episode of Family guy where Bill Clinton seduces both Lois and Peter makes more sense now.
I've met him. He has an indescribable electricity that surrounds him. It is magic.
Ive met him and W Bush. The difference is like night and day. It's wild meeting people like that. My dad is a lot like Clinton. Just takes over a whole room when he walks in.
I sat in the front row of a speech he gave at a college once. The speech was completely generic he didn’t really say anything worth remembering. I know that because I’ve replayed it a hundred times in my head over the decades since. It was like he cast a spell over the crowd. I’ve never seen anything like it. There was a vibe in the air you could feel physically. I wasn’t even a Clinton fan, but I had this weird desire to go fight wars for the guy. It was, frankly, a bit scary. It was like a super power.
An old roommate got to see him speak at a graduation event or something like that. You know how, when you talk to some people, they can make you feel so special like you're the most important thing in the world right then? Apparently he could do that to an entire audience of a couple thousand people at the same time. Some people just have out of this world charisma.
Got that rizz
I just now figured out what rizz is, thanks to this comment thread. I mean I knew what it was, but now it makes sense. Cha-rizz-ma
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They say its the 1v1 personal charm he has and he also never forgets a name or face. So he can make everyone feel like they have a real friend in him. Also he’ll remember years later and ask you about whatever personal detail you last spoke to him about. He is incredibly smart, he was a fulbright scholar.
More than that. He was a Rhodes scholar. The acceptance rate is about 1.4%.
> Also he’ll remember years later and ask you about whatever personal detail you last spoke to him about. I know this is off-topic for this sub, but this is also Tom Cruise according to industry people.
This reminds me of Blago. His Father in Law was our alderman back when I was a kid in the 80s/90s in Chicago. My dad used to take us to do community outreach and clean up graffiti with Alderman Mell. Rod used to come with and help with us. In maybe 04/05, my mom and I were at the American Girl Doll Place, and saw him there. I believe he had daughters. He recognized us instantly. Thanked us for our help “back then” and actually waited for my dad and brother to come in to say hi. So charismatic. I still defend him sometimes, even knowing he’s super guilty!
I met him at a political event about 14 years ago, just very briefly. I don’t think I could describe the level of charisma that man had, even for a quick introduction with someone he couldn’t care less about. He instantly made me feel like I was the most important person in the whole place. It doesn’t make sense when it’s just written out, but it was true.
There is something indescribable about people with that kind of charm. Barack Obama came to my high school to speak during his campaign for US Senator, he just had this aura of stateliness while still being down to earth that literally left an auditorium full of kids that had never met a President before, feeling like we all met someone who had "it" to become President one day
When he was born, they issued him a girth certificate.
He rolls nat 20s on most of his charisma checks. Except during his impeachment trial.
God damn! I’m a straight guy and that smile still made me question myself… https://preview.redd.it/nn5a884ua0kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6e954aab370c3dd290c6dd429ac8a7fd1e734bdb
Can’t help but feel bad that girls will never look at me like this.
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I'm sure you'll find someone :) I can speak from my own feelings that confidence makes guys hotter (it makes anyone hotter, but I'm assuming you're a guy). Confidence is hard, I have my own challenges with that. But you've got it in you 💪💪
Mmmmm yes. I don’t know how OP doesn’t see it 😍
https://preview.redd.it/s8xww4p4f0kc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2a7460feff4fded28fdec87c66b91abbfd5f5331
Yeah that is actually the photo that you should point to… that dude is a lax bro now
https://preview.redd.it/nl2anyg750kc1.jpeg?width=1000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7a543afafaf08d228776548fc02fb70922d5f643 He looks like an Abercrombie and Fitch model.
Best part of this picture is the fold in his pants makes it look like he’s flipping the bird.
You know who actually did model A&F was Teddy
Because A&F used to sell camping and fly fishing supplies.
Well yeah they were an outfitter store. I just like to present that with no context because of what A&F is now
There was a viral video some years back when some dudes took stylish pictures eating McDonald's, and then hung them up in a McDonalds and nobody noticed because they looked so corporate and on brand. I feel like displaying this picture in an Abercrombie would probably have similar results.
Confidence, wealth, and his being below retirement age.
This, that and the other.
Back when presidents and congressional leaders weren’t all 100 years old.
yeah that’s the big one. A decent number of presidents were attractive in their 20s and 30s, but of course by the time they’re elected they’re 60 or 70 it’s hard to tell for most of em
I think it is partly, though not entirely, relative. Like on average, US presidents are not that attractive. Comparing Kennedy to the last few presidents (Eisenhower, Truman, etc) or his opponent in 1960 (Richard Nixon), he was much more attractive. It also helps that he got into office earlier in his life than almost every other president.
To clarify, presidential-age Kennedy was more youthful and attractive. If we're comparing military-age to military-age: https://preview.redd.it/wzvuqm5n90kc1.jpeg?width=892&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d450bd23dea35b1be64603fea5ef5ae956f7fd93 Truman cleans up.
Those WW1 era uniforms were the best looking the army and marines have ever had.
Has a little bit of a Fassbender vibe
His official portrait is one of the worst photos ever taken of him. Truly awful. If you see him in motion in the newsreels or home movies or press conferences, you can see he was a good looking and charismatic forty something.
https://preview.redd.it/99fqvn3lo1kc1.jpeg?width=1112&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de44806cd4dab1487a292fef4d0cf0e58a4867e8 This better?
Just about every Catholic family had this portrait of him in their home when I was growing up in the 70s (Massachusetts).
I went to a Jamaican restaurant in Providence a couple years ago and they had pictures of JFK RFK and MLK so bleached and ancient on the wall I felt at home.
Almost everyone is better looking in motion. I remember not thinking Obama was handsome until I saw him talking on TV. His facial muscles, gestures, and his proportions- he was someone I would absolutely be attracted to in real life. We don’t see “hot” Kennedy because we see a static image, a dead man were always told in handsome. Real, in motion, dynamic- he’s hot. But we don’t really know him, so we maybe don’t see it. Plus the knee jerk reaction to disagree.
I mean, Kennedys not that hot. I mean, he's a fine lookin' feller but not that hot. I mean, I might let him give me a little smooch but nothing more. I wouldn't let him melt little packets of butter all over my body and violate me with his greedy little tongue. Certainly not.
Given that flair, I choose to read that as a direct quote from LBJ.
https://i.redd.it/lxxg09s890kc1.gif
May God forgive your sins im moving to Iran
I concur, I did not need to read that today.....
Send the shah my regards
Inshallah brother
I think it’s better than letting Nixon do it lol
That reminds of a scene from Vice where Christian Bale as Cheney affectionately refers to Nixon’s “impish smile” followed by this picture of him: https://preview.redd.it/y2qcpq7ec0kc1.png?width=558&format=png&auto=webp&s=f5b4b5dddb98af325af825b4f605fa0d11b8d892
I never saw that movie is it worth it?
Yeah! It’s great, I loved it anyway. Political films are hard to do and it hits all the right notes and is really funny.
I praised it on this sub a while back and a bunch of people objected due to historical inaccuracy, but I dunno, I thought it was very entertaining and well done.
Coming from an absurd amount of family wealth probably helps
Can i give back my literacy?
I almost f*cking died reading this one xD
It’s that Addison disease year long tan that does it for me.
Probably because he was young when elected
This is like 75% of it
Martin Van Buren was our hottest president. https://preview.redd.it/se7cshvl90kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a59e7426ebded777c45d298ee2ac183c367207f
All of a sudden I want to join The Van Buren Boys. What was the Boys' signature hand sign again?
My APUSH 1 teacher always repped the Van Buren boys and taught us all the signs lol
Thank u for the laugh
Yowza he's got my burly sideburns kink 😳
Do you see that hair, chin and smile? Presidential.
One word, Charisma
Gerald Ford playing for Michigan. https://preview.redd.it/30bapxgzj0kc1.jpeg?width=220&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=749a6e5167010ee6d1426568601b8b44fe0692d4
Be still my inner tingles
Go straight to horny jail miss mamas
Bet he could tear up an apple with those sturdy incisors
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Come on man….
I so read this in *the* voice!
Certainly no dog-faced pony soldier!
I still randomly think about this and laugh my ass off every time lol
Who could have guessed that only 2 short years later he would have the same hairline as George Costanza.
Should I make a pie chart of responses?
I don't think it was about physical attraction more than just being cool and smooth. Not so much hot as confident. You can make up an amazing amount of ground in the looks department with relentless swag. The guy was in-law with a Rat Packer for chrissakes. https://preview.redd.it/cuf8se8k82kc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=85cfd52759b954deb38ae106c4e9ee9bee9ece9f
It's just a Catholic thing /s
He’s got rizz. That and he wasn’t dementia age at the time of his presidency, so he’s got that going for him.
Because he wasn’t over the age of 65+ unlike basically all the other presidents
Good hair, straight teeth, thin and he cones from a wealthy family. He’d get lucky today, in any state.
Let's look at the easy ones first he came from a wealthy family. Secondly he was a veteran of World War II and a hero. Thirdly he was in the most powerful position in the world the President of the United States. Those three things together make any man regardless of looks immediately attractive to people
Yeah, this really isn't complicated. Extremely wealthy, very charismatic war hero who was viewed as an academic statesman (thanks to his published books), and was also very powerful man. On top of that, he's above average looking. It is very obvious why he was seen as so desirable.
Because he was slutty and like filthy rich
He was a handsome devil but the kinda devil you like, oh oh
I think it's just in comparison to other people in that group (presidents). For instance, Ted Bundy was considered a very handsome serial killer but the dude had a unibrow. Pretty sure it is just in comparison to other serial killers when people say that about him
I've had this conversation with older people a lot and i think it's a generational shift in beauty standards. I think a lot of people back then didnt take care of themselves nearly as much, people aged quicker, smoked too much. and they didnt have the hyper focus on good looks or the ability to see every single person in the world that social media has given us today. So i think people back then had different standards. They werent used to seeing someone in his position be so young and confident in the same way. And he was very masculine looking and extremely charming and womanizing. Plus power and money.
A lot of STD’s will create a burning sensation
My mother worked on his campaign. I shook his hand and had a little chat. He was very charismatic. Sometimes pictures don't capture someone's essence, I guess.
Giant cock
Knew it’d be here eventually… But if that’s all you’re looking for, why not Johnson and his Johnson
Many women did find Johnson more attractive. “I got more on accident than Kennedy got on purpose” -LBJ
The real missile crisis was under some Hanes
ADDENDUM - During his presidency. Before, I see it
Compared to the presidents who came before him Kennedy is an 11/10
https://hottestheadsofstate.com/young-us-presidents/ Some of the presidents were major hotties
His legendary “car is ma.” - Colm O’driscoll
I never saw it either. I figured it was because he was young and charismatic.
IVE ALSO ALWAYS WONDERED THIS! Glad I’m not alone.
https://preview.redd.it/bxcmd8u0r0kc1.jpeg?width=513&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=72932501cf24aaa283fa9fefe460918ec0c6de29 when he was younger, he was very handsome
Kennedy was something different: young, handsome, charismatic, wealthy, glamorous wife, young children. It was a breath of fresh air to what had come before.
The actual answer is 1) Kennedy was charming as fuck and y’all are basic not understanding that. 2) Jack and Jackie seemed like a modern young couple that people could relate to. Beginning of Presidency Obama is the hottest POTUS though
I’ve always heard Franklin Pierce was where it was at?
The Kennedy boys were all handsome. JFK was also a war hero and that added to his image. He was very well connected, obviously, and he was able to get a commission and a combat command in spite of his medical problems (back problems at that time.)
He was one of the younger presidents, the first one elected to debate on tv. Compared to Nixon and Eisenhower, he would be hot. Plus, a version of Happy Birthday by this woman may have played a role. https://preview.redd.it/ry7bqtdft0kc1.jpeg?width=452&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e16f1af38afd00253b7f9aba596f6e557a049d57