*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 , MarylandA week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.