Pres. Lincoln and Pres. Kennedy

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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 shot in the back of the head in the presence of their wives.

·  Both wives lost their children while living in the White House.

·  Both Presidents were shot on a Friday.

·  Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy.

·  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.

·  Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre. Kennedy was shot in a 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.