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

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters

The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain seven letters.

Both were particularly concerned with civil rights

Both had children die while they were living in the White House

Both were shot on Friday

Both were shot in the head

Both were shot from behind

Both shot Lincoln in a theater and ran in a warehouse; Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and ran into a theater

Both were shot in the presence of their wives.

The secretaries of both presidents warned them not to go to the theater and Dallas, respectively

Lincoln's secretary was named Kennedy. Kennedy's secretary was named Lincoln

Both were assassinated by Southerners

Both were succeeded by Southerners named Johnson

Both were democrats

Their successors names each have a total of 13 letters

Their assassin each have 15 letters

Andrew Johnson, who succeeded Lincoln, was born in 1808. Lyndon Johnson, who succedded Kennedy, was born in 1908

John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated Lincoln, was born in 1839. Lee Harvey Oswalsd, who assassinated Kennedy, was born in 1939.

Both assassins were known by their three names totaling 15 letters.

Booth and Oswald were assassinated before their cases came to trial

Lincoln was killed in Ford's Theater. Kennedy was killed in a Lincoln Convertible made by the Ford Motor Co.