Lincoln vs. Kennedy

Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy were both tragically assassinated during their terms in office. Kennedy and Lincoln were both admired by many but hated by those opposed to their political views. After the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963, a comparison was made between the life and death of Lincoln and Kennedy. The comparison pointed out some amazing coincidences (and sparked one too many conspiracy theories).

• Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846; Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.
• Lincoln was elected President in 1860; Kennedy was elected President in 1960.
• Mary Todd Lincoln and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis both lost a child while living in the White House.
• Lincoln and Kennedy were directly concerned with Civil Rights.
• Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater; Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas.
• Lincoln and Kennedy were both shot in the head in the presence of their wives.
• Lincoln was shot in Ford Theater; Kennedy was shot in a Lincoln made by Ford.
• Both Lincoln and Kennedy were shot on a Friday.
• Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three named comprised of fifteen letters. Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was also known by three named comprised of fifteen letters.
• Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse, while Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater.
• Booth and Oswald were both killed before being brought to trial.
• Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808. Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908.
• There are many conspiracies that Booth and Oswald were part of a greater conspiracy.