Abraham Lincoln was elected to congress in 1846

John F. Kennedy was elected to congress in 1946

Lincoln was elected to president in 1860

Kennedy was elected to president in 1960

Both were particularly concerned with the civil rights

Both wives lost a child while living in the White House

Both presidents were shot on a Friday

Both presidents 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 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 3 names

Both names are composed of 15 letters

Lincoln was shot in a theater named Ford

Kennedy was shot in a car called Lincoln made by Ford

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their trials

A week before Lincoln was shot he was in Monroe Maryland

A week before Kennedy was shot he was with Marilyn Monroe

Lincoln was shot in a theater and the assassin ran to a warehouse

Kennedy was shot from a warehouse and the assassin ran to a theater

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