Lincoln and Kennedy Comparison
- 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 a child 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.
- Lincoln was shot at the 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…
Presidents Elected in a Year with a “0” at the End
- 1840: William Henry Harrison (died in office)
- 1860: Abraham Lincoln (assassinated)
- 1880: James A. Garfield (assassinated)
- 1900: William McKinley (assassinated)
- 1920: Warren G. Harding (died in office)
- 1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (died in office)
- 1960: John F. Kennedy (assassinated)
- 1980: Ronald Reagan (survived assassination attempt)