Kennedy & Lincoln

• Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846.
• John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.

• Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860.
• John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.

• The names Lincoln and Kennedy both contain seven letters.
• Both were particularly concerned with civil rights.
• Both their wives lost children while living in the White House.

• Both Presidents were shot on Friday.
• Both were shot in the head.

• Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.
• Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln.

• Both were assassinated by southerners.
• Both were succeeded by southerners.

• Both successors were named Johnson.
• Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808.
• Lyndon Johnson, who succeeded Kennedy, was born in 1908.

• John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839.
• Lee Harvey Oswald, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

• Both assassins were known by 3 names.
• Both names comprise of fifteen letters.

• Booth ran from the theater and was caught in the warehouse.
• Oswald ran from the warehouse and was caught in a theatre.

• Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.

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