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.
Both were particularly concerned with
civil rights.
Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.
Both Presidents
were shot on a Friday.
Both Presidents were shot in the head.
Now it gets really weird.
Lincoln 's secretary was named Kennedy.
Kennedy's Secretary
was named Lincoln.
Both were assassinated by Southerners.
Both were succeeded
by Southerners 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 their three names.
Both names are composed of
fifteen letters.
Now hang on to your seat.
Lincoln was shot at the theater
named 'Ford.'
Kennedy was shot in a car called ' Lincoln ' made by 'Ford.'
Lincoln was shot
in a theater and his assassin ran and hid in a warehouse.
Kennedy was shot
from a warehouse and his assassin ran and hid in a theater.
Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials.
And here's the kicker...
A week before
Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe , Maryland.
A week before Kennedy was shot,
he was with Marilyn Monroe.
