# Hottest President of all time? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 11, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438 "2001-06-11T16:06:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Turpentine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecd19e/32.png) [@Turpentine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turpentine)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/1 "2001-06-11T16:06:07Z")
I had this conversation with some friends, and the rules stated that the Hottest President of All Time had to be judged according to his appearance while in office. So if the president was a hottie when he was young but then got old and unappealing, it doesn’t count. Our poll resulted with Franklin Pierce being the winner, though I’ve always had a crush on Lincoln. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/2 "2001-06-11T18:07:24Z")
For me, the hottest president is all about the name. I mean, take John Adams. What can you do with his name? Absolutely nothing! But, you give me a guy like Abe Lincoln…imagine the possiblities! He can go up to women in a bar and say “Hey, my name’s Lincoln. Wanna come back to my place and play with my log?” Bush and Hoover? It’s all the same concept. We’re talking premo pick-up lines here. And don’t get me started on Fillmore! “Hey there l’il lady, I’m James. You come on upstairs and I’ll give you a l’il Polk, you won’t soon forget.” It’s easy. The girls went ga-ga. And there’s where you seperated your hotties from your notties. Now, Tricky Dick, um…well, we won’t go there. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/3 "2001-06-11T18:40:25Z")
Definitely Franklin Pierce, I agree—he had that dark, brooding look all us gals find so dreamy. I never thought JFK was such a hottie. Maybe ’cause I’m of the age where JFK = blown-off head. NOT a turn-on. If you can use the pre-office looks, though, Rutherford B. Hayes was a real honey, too. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/4 "2001-06-11T19:45:35Z")
I never understood why people thought Kennedy was attractive either… not my type. I have always thought Lincoln was hot though… but I like tall thin men, what can I say? ---
**Author:** ![eunoia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eunoia/32/97_2.png) [@eunoia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eunoia)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2001, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/5 "2001-06-11T22:37:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\* > But, you give me a guy like Abe Lincoln…imagine the possiblities! He can go up to women in a bar and say “Hey, my name’s Lincoln. Wanna come back to my place and play with my log?” > \*\* How about “Old Hickory”? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/6 "2001-06-12T00:08:48Z")
mmmmmmmmmmmm…blown-off head. How about an Andrew/Lyndon Baines sandwich? Get a good hold on their johnsons… ---
**Author:** ![Katisha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bcef8e/32.png) [@Katisha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Katisha)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/7 "2001-06-12T02:33:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eve \* > \*\*If you can use the pre-office looks, though, Rutherford B. Hayes was a real honey, too. \*\* Ever seen Copley’s portrait of John Quincy Adams at age 29? He was a hottie… 😃 (As for in-office appearances…well, that would take a bit more pondering, methinks.) ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/8 "2001-06-12T03:00:56Z")
I’ve always had a thing for Calvin Coolidge. ---
**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/9 "2001-06-12T03:50:28Z")
I think Nixon is now the hottest president because he’s probably in hell.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/10 "2001-06-12T12:53:39Z")
Well, since I’m 1. Male 2. Heterosexual Can I vote for female leaders of OTHER countries? Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) Kim Campbell (Canada) ---
**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/11 "2001-06-12T14:32:27Z")
I always thought Thomas Jefferson was hot. As for Lincoln (who is my ultimate favorite), he isn’t hot looking but his character makes him hot, to me. But in the looks catagory, I would say Jefferson, even though it depends on what painting you see of him. The one on the $2 doesn’t do justice. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/12 "2001-06-12T14:44:03Z")
“The one on the $2 doesn’t do justice.” —$2 bill? Well, there go MY chances with him . . . ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/13 "2001-06-12T14:46:35Z")
I believe you’re thinking of the _three_ dollar bill, **Eve,** my pet. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/14 "2001-06-12T14:57:25Z")
Could very well be. I’m in publishing. I’ve never SEEN a denomination that high. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/15 "2001-06-12T16:36:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Vinnie Virginslayer \* > \*\*Can I vote for female leaders of OTHER countries? > > Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) > Kim Campbell (Canada) \*\* Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie… May I introduce you to the wide world of European politics? While born Hungarian, Ilana Staller, AKA Cuddles, was a hard core porn star before serving five years in the Italian Parliment. Insert your own majority whip joke here. ---
**Author:** ![Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/53a042/32.png) [@Vinnie\_Virginslayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vinnie_Virginslayer)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/16 "2001-06-12T17:33:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Enderw24 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Vinnie Virginslayer \* > > \*\*Can I vote for female leaders of OTHER countries? > > > > Benazir Bhutto (Pakistan) > > Kim Campbell (Canada) \*\* > > Vinnie, Vinnie, Vinnie… > > May I introduce you to the wide world of European politics? While born Hungarian, Ilana Staller, AKA Cuddles, was a hard core porn star before serving five years in the Italian Parliment. > > Insert your own majority whip joke here. \*\* As you see, just like our own legislative branch, the Italians have their own Parliment of Whores! 🙂 Well, since the OP was about U.S. Presidents, I already am stretching things by going overseas, so I’d better stick with heads of state! ---
**Author:** ![ThisYearsGirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/73ab20/32.png) [@ThisYearsGirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisYearsGirl)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2001, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hottest-president-of-all-time/68438/17 "2001-06-12T22:06:17Z")
(bizarre rambling hijack I just remembered) I used to kinda be friends with this girl named Elsa. She was a nice girl, played cello in the county symphony orchestra, sang in her church choir, and was waiting until marriage to have sex. Anyway, one day sometimes freshman year her and I and another friend were talking, and I SWEAR TO GOD Elsa starts talking about her desire to be sodomized by Thomas Jefferson. I was too shocked to even speak, assuming I misheard her. But later I’m talking to the other friend and I ask, “Did Elsa want to be sodomized by Thomas Jefferson?” and she says, “I thought that’s what she said, too!” “I think we should ask her.” So we do ask her, and she neither confirms it not denies it. She just sorta smiles and says, “Well, maybe that’s what I said.” And the weird part is, Elsa graduated valedictorian of our high school and quoted Thomas Jefferson in her speech!!! Never mind, maybe that’s not so weird.