Similarities Between John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln
by Arun[ Edit ] 2012-09-11 19:53:43
- Both presidents had seven letters in their last name.
- Both were over six feet tall.
- Both suffered from genetic diseases. It is suspected that Lincoln had Marfan’s disease, and Kennedy suffered from Addison’s disease. Marfan’s is a connective tissue disease which results in over elastic tissue. Addison’s results in low levels of cortisol production, which leads to fatigue and exhaustion.
- Both seemed to have lazy eye muscles, which would sometimes cause one to deviate.
- Both served in the military. Lincoln was a scout captain in the Black Hawk War, and Kennedy served as a navy lieutenant in World War II.
Both were boat captains. Lincoln was a skipper for the Talisman, a Mississippi River boat, and Kennedy was skipper of the PT-109.
- Both had no fear of their mortality and disdained bodyguards.
- Both of them often stated how easy it would be to shoot the president. Lincoln supposedly said, "If somebody wants to take my life, there is nothing I can do to prevent it". Kennedy supposedly said, "If somebody wants to shoot me from a window with a rifle, nobody can stop it".
