Some interesting facts about Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy.
- 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 contain 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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