(Duelling Presidents)
Abe Lincoln was elected to Congress in
1846
JFK was elected to Congress in
1946
Abe was elected President in 1860
JFK was elected President in
1960
The names Lincoln and Kennedy each contain
seven
letters
Both were particularly concerned about civil
rights
Both their wives lost their children
while living in
the White House
Both were shot on a Friday
Both were shot in the head
Both were in the presence of their
wives when
shot
The secretary of each president warned them
not to go to
the theatre 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
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 their three
names
Both names have 15 letters
Booth ran from the theatre and was
captured in a
warehouse
Oswald ran from the warehouse and was
captured in a
theatre
Lincoln was assassinated in the Ford
Theatre
Kennedy was assassinated in a Lincoln
(made by
Ford)
To cap it all off, Booth and Oswald
were
assassinated before trial
Hmmmmmmmmmmm!
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