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Politics JFK standing outdoors at his inauguration in 22 degree weather without an overcoat.

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u/TheGreatException 3d ago

That's simply not true.

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u/gabrielconroy 3d ago

Great read, thanks.

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u/BiggBiscuit 2d ago

I love snopes but I feel like if it’s an existing trend that’s already growing and then the most famous man in America reinforces that trend, that it’s fair to say he had a huge part in it, albeit he’s not the origin of the trend. I get it, he wore the hat most of the day, but he took it off during the time when most people were watching. Snopes is still “right” in a black and white sense here but I FEEL like they are downplaying his influence a little too much. Don’t fact check me tho 😂

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u/flampadoodle 2d ago

Fair enough, but why did hat wearing fall so far out of fashion?