Kennedy and Lincoln - Medical & Ballistic Comparissons

[LincolnToddFan]

There was quite a contrast between poor Lincoln's face and his body at the end of his life. The famous Alexander Gardiner photos taken a few weeks before his death show a man who looks at least 15-20 years older than what he was in April 1865...only 56 years old.

Yet, his physique was that of a young Hercules, with apparently no body fat whatsoever. Mary Lincoln was a lucky woman indeed, I think.

JFK was just the opposite. On the outside his bronzed and youthful appearance was a marvel, but he was physically a wreck with conspicuous scars on his back from repeated surgeries and a diseased adrenal system.(BTW...his younger brother RFK who was murdered at age 42 was said by pathologists to have had the cardiovascular system of a man in his 20's...exceptionally physically fit.)

I've wanted to read the Lattimer book for awhile. Thanks for the recap, gentlemen!