Slog
News & ArtsFriday, February 6, 2009
Books Kennedy Had a Secretary Named Lincoln...
Posted by Paul Constant on Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 3:14 PM
...and Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy* and Kennedy just posthumously returned a book he had taken on loan about Lincoln to the library. It was over fifty years overdue. Eerie!
* I know it's not true. But that Lincoln/Kennedy thing has become like the Footprints poem of presidential lore: Interesting for its ubiquity.
1
I'm surprised this country of ours let JFK take the oath of office with an overdue book. ;)
My parents bought a "parchment" poster shortly after JFK was shot that had 2 columns on it, a side-by-side chart of all the supposed coincidences between Kennedy & Lincoln. And now you tell me that stuff isn't true?!?1?1!
My parents bought a "parchment" poster shortly after JFK was shot that had 2 columns on it, a side-by-side chart of all the supposed coincidences between Kennedy & Lincoln. And now you tell me that stuff isn't true?!?1?1!
2
That website that's supposed to debunk the coincidences basically says "Well, they're just coincidences," which is exactly what they're presented as...a few of them are mildly inaccurate but I think they still hold water as INTERESTING COINCIDENCES.
3
Hmph. I kept a book for six months and the library threatened me with a collection agency. There really is a separate rulebook for the wealthy and powerful.
4
#2, I think your handle may be more accurate if it was 'the word "interesting" just lost all meaning'
6
On the other hand, Lincoln was born in his father's log cabin; John Kennedy once spilled Log Cabin syrup in his father's Lincoln. Spooky!
Advertisement
Most Commented on Slog
-
Hating People Doesn't Make Them Thinner by Jen Graves
-
Los Angeles Gay Bar Bans Bachelorette Parties Until Marriage Equality Is Attained by David Schmader
-
Fill in the Blank by Grant Brissey
-
This Reminds Me of the Great Calculator Scare of the Late '70s/Early '80s by David Schmader
-
Idiot Tries to Defend Bigoted Anti-Gay-Marriage Preacher on Anderson Cooper by Paul Constant
-
SL Letter of the Day: Putting It In by Dan Savage
-
Six Moms with Too Much Time on Their Hands and a Shitty Website Decide to Fight Gay Superheroes by Paul Constant
-
Why Mayor McGinn's Wife Canceled Her Family's Seattle Times Subscription by Eli Sanders
-
What the Hell Is Wrong With Seattle's Pride Parade? by Dominic Holden
-
Meet the UW "Swagga Suit" by David Schmader
RSS
Facebook
Twitter
Comments (6) RSS